How to say "technique" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 技わざnounA concrete skill, feat, or move that a person performs or has mastered, such as a move in a sport or martial art; countable and often physical.
- 手法しゅほうnounA method or way of doing something — an approach adopted in a field of work, research, or art; it points to procedure rather than to a physical skill.
- nounThe loanword, typically for practical tricks, tips, and clever know-how for doing something well; it can carry a nuance of craftiness, especially for handling people or situations.
- 術じゅつnoun, noun (suffix)An art, skill, or method, chiefly a written word; on its own it sounds literary, and it appears almost only inside compound words, so it is seldom what you want for everyday 'technique'.
- 技法ぎほうnounA technique belonging to an art, craft, or discipline — the specific, established ways of doing things within it, as in painting, music, or sport.
Choose 技 for a concrete skill or move, 手法 for a method or approach, 技法 for techniques of an art or craft, 「テクニック」 for practical tricks and tips, while 術 is mostly a compound element.
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