Eighteen Martial Arts

Japanese: 武芸十八般 - ぶげいじゅうはっぱん

〘Noun〙① Eighteen kinds of martial arts that were necessary for warriors in Japan and China. It is said to have originated from the passage in Volume 9 of "Suikoden" that reads, "Howards, hammers, bows, crossbows, guns, whips, swords, axes, spears, halberds, and _two _spears ." It differs between Japan and China, and depending on the era, but in Japan it usually refers to archery, horsemanship, spearmanship, swordsmanship, swimming, sword drawing, short sword, tenjutsu, shuriken, needle-wielding , naginata, gunnery, toritejutsu, jujutsu, bojutsu, kusarigamajutsu , mojirijutsu , and ninjutsu . The 18 martial arts. [New Words and Knowledge (1934)]② By extension, all kinds of martial arts. Martial arts in general.

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 日本や中国で、武人に必要とされた一八種の武芸。「水滸伝」巻九に「矛鎚弓弩銃、鞭簡剣鏈撾、斧鉞并戈戟・牌棒与_二鎗朳_一」とあるのに発するといわれる。日本と中国、または時代によって異なるが、日本では普通、弓術・馬術・槍術・剣術・水泳術・抜刀術・短刀術・十手術・銑鋧術（=手裏剣術）・含針術・長刀(なぎなた)術・砲術・捕手(とって)術・柔術・棒術・鎖鎌(くさりがま)術・錑(もじり)術・隠(しのび)術をいう。武芸十八番。〔新語新知識（1934）〕② 転じて、すべての種類の武芸。武芸全般。

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