手裏剣

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

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) しゅりけん [shùríkéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɕɨᵝɾʲikẽ̞ɴ]

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

• 苦無 (くない, ​kunai)

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