芸術

げいじゅつ · geijutsu · JLPT N3 · noun

art

芸術 — art

🎨 芸 craft + 術 technique, the jutsu of jujutsu: the techniques of craft

芸 comes from old 藝, cultivating plants, so skill grown with care. 術 (jutsu) means method or technique, as in 柔術 jūjutsu, the gentle technique. Craft plus technique gives art.

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