暗器
Chinese
dark; gloomy; hidden dark; gloomy; hidden; secret | device; tool; utensil | ||
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trad. (暗器) | 暗 | 器 | |
simp. #(暗器) | 暗 | 器 |
Pronunciation
Noun
暗器
- hidden or concealed weapon (e.g. darts hidden inside the sleeves)
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (暗器):
- → Japanese: 暗器 (anki)
- → Vietnamese: ám khí (暗器)
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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暗 | 器 |
あん Grade: 3 | き Grade: 4 |
kan’yōon |
Alternative spelling |
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暗器 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
From Chinese 暗器.
Noun
暗器 • (anki)
- (martial arts, weaponry) a hidden weapon
- 2000 December 20 [May 17 1999], Maekawa, Takeshi, “宮殿に潜む狼!の巻 [The Wolf That Lurks inside the Palace!]”, in 新鉄拳チンミ [New Ironfist Chinmi], volume 6 (fiction), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 81:
- 例の暗器か‥‥‼
- Rei no anki ka‥‥‼
- That hidden weapon again‥‥⁉
- 例の暗器か‥‥‼
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