Real spelling for jutsu

taijitsu · (#1 (**permalink**))

Hi,
I'm new here and practice Tai-jitsu (name given to that martial art)
Now I'm very confuse of spelling and need tha help of a japanese to clarified that.
In U.S jitsu is called jutsu (u not i) and in spain, france, europe it's jitsu (with i) so if you go in america you'll say ju-jutsu (the i of ju is also removed to make ju in U.S), ken-jutsu... in france it's jiu-jitsu, ken-jitsu.

So my question is what is the correct spelling, why do they differs? is it because english doesn't know how to say jiu or jit? how do you say in japanese? will it have the "i" or not?

Thank you

MMM · (#2 (**permalink**))

体術 or Tai Jutsu is the Japanese pronunciation

silversoraryuu · (#3 (**permalink**))

it's jutsu, it only differs b/c the sound and rules of the languagese

taijitsu · (#4 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by silversoraryuu

it's jutsu, it only differs b/c the sound and rules of the languagese

Thank you, now it's clear. So Europeans like french renamed false.

silversoraryuu · (#5 (**permalink**))

i guess, it's so the spelling will match the sound like jutsu and jitsu we pronouce the i shound like ee but they don't.

and no prob i like helping ppl, anymmore ?s

Nattybumppo · (#6 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by silversoraryuu

i guess, it's so the spelling will match the sound like jutsu and jitsu we pronouce the i shound like ee but they don't.

This is entirely false. The spelling "jitsu" is just a mistake that has become popular. There is no linguistic difference between English and the Romance languages that can justify this misspelling.

MMM · (#7 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by Nattybumppo

This is entirely false. The spelling "jitsu" is just a mistake that has become popular. There is no linguistic difference between English and the Romance languages that can justify this misspelling.

I have to agree. Silversoraryuu you have been giving a lot of opinions on things, which is great, but it's OK not to know.