jujitsu

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dʒuːˈdʒɪtsuː/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dʒuˈdʒɪtsu/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling( jo̅o̅ jit′so̅o̅)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ju•jit•su /dʒuˈdʒɪtsu/USA pronunciation  also ju•jut•su /-ˈdʒʌt-, -ˈdʒut-/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Sporta Japanese method of defending oneself without weapons by using the strength and weight of one's adversary to disable him or her.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ju•jit•su  ( jo̅o̅ jit′so̅o̅),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Sporta method developed in Japan of defending oneself without the use of weapons by using the strength and weight of an adversary to disable him.
Also, jiujitsu, jiujutsu, jujutsu. Cf. judo, karate. 
  • Middle Chinese, equivalent. to Chinese shù
  • Japanese jūjitsu, earlier jūjutsu, equivalent. to jū soft (see judo) + -jut(u) technique
  • 1870–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
jujitsu, jujutsu, jiujutsu / dʒuːˈdʒɪtsuː/
  1. the traditional Japanese system of unarmed self-defence perfected by the samurai
    See also judo
Etymology: 19th Century: from Japanese, from jū gentleness + jutsu art
'jujitsu' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
gi - jiujitsu - judo - jujutsu - karate

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