手裏剣

See also: 手裏劍 and 手裡劍

Japanese

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)

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(しゅ)裏(り)剣(けん) • (shuriken)

(weaponry) shuriken, throwing star (a ninja weapon)

Coordinate terms

苦(く)無(ない) (kunai)

Derived terms

手(しゅ)裏(り)剣(けん)術(じゅつ) (shuriken jutsu): shuriken technique
棒(ぼう)手(しゅ)裏(り)剣(けん) (bō shuriken): stick shuriken
平(ひら)手(しゅ)裏(り)剣(けん) (hira shuriken): flat shuriken or throwing stars
風(ふう)魔(ま)手(しゅ)裏(り)剣(けん) (fūma shuriken): wind demon shuriken

References

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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