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手裏剣

手裏剣

See also: 手裏劍

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しゅ
Grade: 1

Grade: 6
けん
Grade: S
on'yomi
手裏剣: various types of shuriken

Noun

手裏剣 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 手裏劍, hiragana しゅりけん, romaji shuriken)

  1. (weaponry) shuriken, ninja star (a ninja weapon)

Derived terms

  • 手裏剣術 (しゅりけんじゅつ, shuriken jutsu): shuriken technique
  • 棒手裏剣 (ぼうしゅりけん, bō shuriken): stick shuriken
  • 平手裏剣 (ひらしゅりけん, hira shuriken): flat shuriken or throwing stars
  • 風魔手裏剣 (ふうましゅりけん, fūma shuriken): wind demon shuriken

Coordinate terms

  • 苦無 (くない, kunai)

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3