Chinese

Noun

巫術

1. witchcraft
2. (Magic: The Gathering, Hong Kong, Taiwan) a sorcery

Synonyms

• (sorcery): 法術／法术 (fǎshù)

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 巫術 ‎(mju zywit). Formerly read with the kan'on as bujutsu.^[1] Compare modern Min Nan reading bû su̍t.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) ふ​じゅつ [fúꜜjùtsù] (Atamadaka - [1])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯᵝd͡ʑɯᵝt͡sɯᵝ]

Noun

巫術 ‎(hiragana ふじゅつ, romaji fujutsu)

1. shamanism
2. (fantasy) witchcraft, magic, sorcery

Derived terms

• 巫 (ふ)術 (じゅつ)師 (し) ‎(fujutsushi), 巫 (ふ)術 (じゅつ)士 (し) ‎(fujutsushi): shaman; magician, sorcerer

Synonyms

• (shamanism): シャーマニズム ‎(shāmanizumu)
• (magic, sorcery): 魔 (ま)法 (ほう) ‎(mahō), 魔 (ま)術 (じゅつ) ‎(majutsu)

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9