kunai

See also: kūnai

English

A highly stylized kunai, as often portrayed in fiction

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Japanese 苦無 (くない, kunai).

Noun

kunai (plural kunai)

1. A Japanese tool and weapon, possibly derived from the masonry trowel, used as a weapon by ninja or samurai.

Related terms

• shuriken

Translations

tool and weapon

• Japanese: 苦無 (くない, kunai)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Marathi: कुनाइ f (kunāi)

Anagrams

• nikau

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Japanese

Romanization

kunai

1. Rōmaji transcription of くない

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Thao

Noun

kunai

1. wild pigeon