shuriken

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English

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Etymology

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From Japanese 手裏剣 (しゅりけん shuriken), from Middle Chinese (ʃúw "hand") + ( "inside") + (kjæ̀m "sword").

Pronunciation

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Noun

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shuriken (plural shurikens or shuriken)

  1. A dart or throwing blade, sometimes with multiple points, used as a weapon by ninja (or samurai).
    Synonyms: ninja star, throwing star
    Hyponym: shaken

Translations

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Japanese

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Romanization

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shuriken

  1. Rōmaji transcription of しゅりけん

Portuguese

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Noun

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shuriken m or f (plural shurikens or shuriken)

  1. shuriken (throwing blade with multiple points used by ninjas)