Where does “火薬術” come from?

火薬術 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 術, from Middle Chinese 術.

火薬術 (Japanese): kayakujutsu; in Japanese martial arts, the use of firearms, gunpowder, fireworks and explosives, especially by ninja

Definitions

  1. kayakujutsu; in Japanese martial arts, the use of firearms, gunpowder, fireworks and explosives, especially by ninja

Ancestry of “火薬術”, step by step

火薬術 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 術

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese術technique; art; way, means
2Middle Chinese術—

via Japanese 火薬

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese火薬gunpowder

Words derived from “火薬術”

Every word from Middle Chinese 術 →Every word from Japanese 術 →