手裏剣

See also: 手裏劍

Japanese
Kanji in this term
手 裏 剣
しゅ
Grade: 1		 り
Grade: 6		 けん
Grade: S
on’yomi
手裏剣: various types of shuriken

Etymology

Compound of 手裏 (shuri, “in the hand”) +‎ 剣 (ken, “sword; blade”).

Pronunciation

Noun

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

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

Coordinate terms

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

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
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