Word Meaning 武徳殿

ぶとくでん butokuden

武徳殿 is read as ぶとくでん (butokuden) and means building on the greater palace grounds used by the emperor for viewing horse racing, horseback archery, etc..

Meaning

English

building on the greater palace grounds used by the emperor for viewing horse racing, horseback archery, etc.
martial arts practice hall at Heian Shrine (est. in 1895 by the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai, now defunct)

Reading

Kana

ぶとくでん

Romaji

butokuden

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 35 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 117339 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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武徳

ぶとく

martial arts

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