21.Jan.2010 Jūjitsu
充実 [じゅうじつ] – completion; perfection
充 [ジュウ・あてる] – a lot; fill
実 [ジツ・シツ・み] – reality; truth
This word illustrates (among others) clearly why I cringe every time I hear someone refer to the martial art made popular by the Gracie family as “Brazilian Jujitsu.” Sorry, but the martial art is called 柔術 [じゅうじゅつ], or Jūjutsu, in Japanese. It’s [...]