Word Meaning 武徳

ぶとく butoku

武徳 is read as ぶとく (butoku) and means martial arts.

Meaning

English

martial arts

Reading

Kana

ぶとく

Romaji

butoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 83434 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

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武徳殿

ぶとくでん

building on the greater palace grounds used by the emperor for viewing horse racing, horseback archery, etc.

大日本武徳会

だいにっぽんぶとくかい

Dai Nippon Butoku Kai (martial arts organization; 1895-1946)

道徳再武装

どうとくさいぶそう

Moral Rearmament

武器

ぶき

weapon (something used to gain an advantage)

武士

ぶし

samurai

武士道

ぶしどう

Bushido

武者修行

むしゃしゅぎょう

traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)

武功

ぶこう

military exploits

武士に二言なし

ぶしににごんなし

a samurai never goes back on his word

武士に二言はない

ぶしににごんはない

a samurai never goes back on his word

武断主義

ぶだんしゅぎ

militarism

武家衆

ぶけしゅう

samurai for the shogunate