術
術 — Art
art, technique, skill, means, trick, resources
On’yomiジュツ (jutsu)
Kun’yomiすべ (sube)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 術
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 技術 | ぎじゅつ gijutsu | technology; engineering; technique |
| 芸術 | げいじゅつ geijutsu | art; the arts |
| 美術 | びじゅつ bijutsu | art; fine arts |
| 手術 | しゅじゅつ shujutsu | surgery; operation; procedure |
| 美術館 | びじゅつかん bijutsukan | art museum; art gallery |
| 戦術 | せんじゅつ senjutsu | tactics |
Study notes
術 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #350 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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