Japanese symbol for “fencing”
剣術
けんじゅつ
Romaji: kenjutsu
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
In Japanese, fencing is 剣術, read けんじゅつ (kenjutsu).
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Meanings
- n (art of) fencing; swordsmanship
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “fencing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| フェンシング | フェンシング fenshingu | fencing |
| 剣法 | けんぽう kenpou | (art of) fencing; swordsmanship |
| 撃剣 | げきけん gekiken | fencing; kendo |
| 刀術 | とうじゅつ toujutsu | fencing; art of wielding swords |
| 牙保 | がほ gaho | brokerage; mediation; fencing (of stolen goods) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 真剣 | しんけん shinken | serious; earnest |
| 剣道 | けんどう kendou | kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords |
| 刀剣 | とうけん touken | sword; dagger; knife |
| 剣士 | けんし kenshi | swordsman; swordswoman; fencer |
| 銃剣 | じゅうけん juuken | bayonet |
| 剣豪 | けんごう kengou | great swordsman; master fencer |
| 技術 | ぎじゅつ gijutsu | technology; engineering |
| 手術 | しゅじゅつ shujutsu | surgery; operation; procedure |
See also: Chinese symbol for “fencing”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.