手裏剣
Japanese
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| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 手 | 裏 | 剣 |
| しゅ Grade: 1 |
り Grade: 6 |
けん Grade: S |
| on'yomi | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 手裏劍 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
[edit]Compound of 手裏 (shuri, “in the hand”) + 剣 (ken, “sword; blade”). Originally *syurikemu were straight double-edged throwing blades.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- (weaponry) shuriken, throwing star (a ninja weapon)
Coordinate terms
[edit]- 苦無 (kunai)
Derived terms
[edit]- 手裏剣術 (shuriken jutsu): shuriken technique
- 棒手裏剣 (bō shuriken): stick shuriken
- 平手裏剣 (hira shuriken): flat shuriken or throwing stars
- 風魔手裏剣 (fūma shuriken): wind demon shuriken
References
[edit]- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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