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jiu·jit·su

(jo͞o-jĭt′so͞o)

Variant of jujitsu.

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jiujitsu

(dʒuːˈdʒɪtsuː) or

jiujutsu

(Martial Arts (other than Judo & Karate) & Combat Sports) variant spellings of jujitsu

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ju•jit•su

(dʒuˈdʒɪt su)

also ju•jut•su

(-ˈdʒʌt-, -ˈdʒut-)

n.

a Japanese method of defending oneself without weapons by using the strength and weight of one's adversary to disable him or her.

[1870–75; < Japanese]

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Noun

jiujitsu - a method of self-defense without weapons that was developed in China and Japan; holds and blows are supplemented by clever use of the attacker's own weight and strength

jujitsu, jujutsu

martial art - any of several Oriental arts of weaponless self-defense; usually practiced as a sport; "he had a black belt in the martial arts"

Nihon, Nippon, Japan - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building

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jiujitsu

[dʒuːˈdʒɪtsuː] n → jiu-jitsu m

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jiujitsu

n → Jiu-Jitsu nt

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