# 術 art / technique

行 (go) + 木 (tree)
★★★★☆
11 strokes
BETA COCK
I'm giving this one a COCK even though it's TOTALLY NOT ITS FAULT. See, the one 術 word that made it into English - the one 術 word you already know, is ju-JITSU. But you're pronouncing it wrong - Japanese say ju-JUTSU. So before you learn 術, you first have to FORGET the one word you think you know. Cock.

## Onyomi

JUTSU | His juu-JUTSU techniques are crazy fast and violent.

## Mnemonic

| Go over there and practice your whittling techniques on those trees.

## Jukugo

技術(ぎじゅつ) | technique ★★★★☆ 技 (technique) + 術 (art / technique) = 技術 (technique) technique - used mostly with industry or artisans.
美術(びじゅつ) | fine art ★★★☆☆ 美 (beauty) + 術 (art / technique) = 美術 (fine art)
芸術(げいじゅつ) | the arts ★★★☆☆ 芸 (art) + 術 (art / technique) = 芸術 (the arts) all the arts: not just modern art, but dance, music, performance, installations, puppetry. . .
美術館(びじゅつかん) | museum ★★★☆☆ 美術 (fine art) + 館 (big hall) = 美術館 (museum)
魔術(まじゅつ) | sorcery ★☆☆☆☆ 魔 (devil) + 術 (art / technique) = 魔術 (sorcery ) sorcery - has the connotation of illusions, fooling someone.
手術(しゅじゅつ) | surgery ★☆☆☆☆ 手 (hand) + 術 (art / technique) = 手術 (surgery)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
掛 | hang / halfway done | HAND | 手
衝 | collision | HEAVY | 重
街 | shopping district | TERMITE HILL |
術 | art / technique | WOOD | 木

Hang something with your HAND from a windowsill!

Colliding with a HEAVY thing is painful.

A shopping district as busy as a TERMITE HILL.

Technique of chopping WOOD fast is a skill.

## Synonyms

art 美術 芸術
magic 魔法 魔術 手品 魔女 魔法使い
museum 博物館 美術館
technique xxxし方 xxxやり方 技術 技 手法 手段