What does senjutsu mean?
The meaning of senjutsu may be familiar to those who have studied Japanese martial arts – jujitsu, or jiu-jitsu, being popular in the UK, US and elsewhere. Judo and mixed martial arts are derivatives of techniques borrowed from jujitsu.
Jutsu literally translates to “skills” or “techniques”. Traditionally, these are the “arts” a ninja employs in battle. Alternative translations of
jutsu include “method”, “spell” and “trick”.
It can be paired with numerous prefixes, including “ju-” as above, but also “ba-” (bajutsu is a form of military equestrianism, or horse riding) and “kyu-” (kyujutsu is the art of archery).
The many meanings of senjutsu
Iron Maiden’s
press release defines senjutsu loosely as “tactics and strategy”. Senjutsu is also a theme of the Manga series
Naruto, which holds that its literal meaning is “sage techniques” – in the series, it is a field of jutsu that involves only the use of natural energy.
In different contexts, the Japanese word “sen” can mean different things. Discussing
Chihiro’s journey in Spirited Away, Roger Ebert critic Jana Monji writes that it means a thousand.
WordHippo, meanwhile, translates “sen” as “war”. And, corroborating this, in a subreddit about the
meaning of senjutsu, one user claims its meaning is simply “Art of War”.
Some words, terms and phrases don’t translate directly into other languages. Senjutsu – whether its meaning is “sage techniques”, “art of war”, “tactics and strategy” or something like “the method of using natural energies to defeat your opponent” – is one of those.
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