How to say "fencing" in Japanese

• フェンシングCommon
  nounThe loanword for the Western sport of fencing with foils, épées, or sabres; it is the common word and the natural choice for matches, clubs, and Olympic contexts.
• 撃剣げきけん
  nounFencing as swordsmanship; it also means kendo, so it refers to Japanese sword-based fencing rather than the Western sport, and it is a less common word.
• 刀術とうじゅつ
  nounFencing in the sense of the art of wielding swords; it is really a term for swordsmanship, so for the Western sport it is seldom the word you want, and it is less common.
• 牙保がほ
  nounFencing only in the sense of dealing in stolen goods; it also means brokerage or mediation, has nothing to do with swords, and is a less common word.

Use 「フェンシング」 for the Western sport; 撃剣 and 刀術 cover fencing as swordsmanship and are less common; 牙保 belongs to the unrelated sense of dealing in stolen goods.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• フェンシングfencing
• 撃剣げきけんfencing
• 刀術とうじゅつfencing
• 牙保がほbrokerage
• 剣術けんじゅつ(art of) fencing
• 剣法けんぽう(art of) fencing