ninjutsu

English

Alternative forms

• ninjitsu

Etymology

From Japanese 忍術 (ninjutsu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɪnd͡ʒɪtsu/
• (uncommon) IPA^(key): /nɪnd͡ʒutsu/

Noun

ninjutsu (uncountable)

1. (martial arts) A Japanese martial art that is a collection of techniques originally practiced for Japanese espionage purposes, and includes methods of gathering information, nondetection, avoidance, and misdirection techniques. Used by ninja (忍者).

Synonyms

• ninpo
• ninjitsu

Coordinate terms

• kunoichi (a female ninja)
• shinobi (a male ninja)
• ninja (a warrior that practices ninjutsu)

Translations

ninjutsu

• Arabic: نِينْجُوتْسُو m (nīnjūtsū)
• Belarusian: ніндзю́цу n (nindzjúcu)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 忍術 / 忍术 (zh) (rěnshù), 忍法 (zh) (rěnfǎ)

• Czech: nindžucu
• Esperanto: ninĵucuo
• Finnish: ninjutsu
• German: Ninjutsu n
• Greek: νιντζίτσου n (nintzítsou), νιντζούτσου (nintzoútsou)
• Hebrew: נינג׳יטסו
• Japanese: 忍術 (ja) (にんじゅつ, ninjutsu), 忍法 (ja) (にんぽう, ninpō)
• Korean: 인술(忍術) (insul)
• Malay: ninjutsu
• Persian: نینجوتسو (ninjutsu)
• Portuguese: ninjutsu (pt) m
• Russian: ниндзю́цу (ru) n (nindzjúcu)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: нинђуцу, нинђицу

  Latin: ninđucu, ninđicu

• Slovene: nindžucu
• Swedish: ninjutsu c
• Ukrainian: ніндзю́цу n (nindzjúcu)
• Vietnamese: nhẫn thuật (忍術)

Finnish

Etymology

From Japanese 忍術 (ninjutsu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈninjutsu/, [ˈninjuts̠u]
• IPA^(key): /ˈnindʒutsu/, [ˈnin.dʒuts̠u]
• Rhymes: -injutsu
• Syllabification^(key): nin‧jut‧su
• Hyphenation^(key): nin‧jut‧su

Noun

ninjutsu

1. ninjutsu (martial art)

Declension

Inflection of ninjutsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		ninjutsu	—
genitive		ninjutsun	—
partitive		ninjutsua	—
illative		ninjutsuun	—
		singular	plural
nominative		ninjutsu	—
accusative	nom.	ninjutsu	—
	gen.	ninjutsun
genitive		ninjutsun	—
partitive		ninjutsua	—
inessive		ninjutsussa	—
elative		ninjutsusta	—
illative		ninjutsuun	—
adessive		ninjutsulla	—
ablative		ninjutsulta	—
allative		ninjutsulle	—
essive		ninjutsuna	—
translative		ninjutsuksi	—
abessive		ninjutsutta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ninjutsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ninjutsuni — accusative nom. ninjutsuni — gen. ninjutsuni genitive ninjutsuni — partitive ninjutsuani — inessive ninjutsussani — elative ninjutsustani — illative ninjutsuuni — adessive ninjutsullani — ablative ninjutsultani — allative ninjutsulleni — essive ninjutsunani — translative ninjutsukseni — abessive ninjutsuttani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ninjutsusi — accusative nom. ninjutsusi — gen. ninjutsusi genitive ninjutsusi — partitive ninjutsuasi — inessive ninjutsussasi — elative ninjutsustasi — illative ninjutsuusi — adessive ninjutsullasi — ablative ninjutsultasi — allative ninjutsullesi — essive ninjutsunasi — translative ninjutsuksesi — abessive ninjutsuttasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ninjutsumme — accusative nom. ninjutsumme — gen. ninjutsumme genitive ninjutsumme — partitive ninjutsuamme — inessive ninjutsussamme — elative ninjutsustamme — illative ninjutsuumme — adessive ninjutsullamme — ablative ninjutsultamme — allative ninjutsullemme — essive ninjutsunamme — translative ninjutsuksemme — abessive ninjutsuttamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ninjutsunne — accusative nom. ninjutsunne — gen. ninjutsunne genitive ninjutsunne — partitive ninjutsuanne — inessive ninjutsussanne — elative ninjutsustanne — illative ninjutsuunne — adessive ninjutsullanne — ablative ninjutsultanne — allative ninjutsullenne — essive ninjutsunanne — translative ninjutsuksenne — abessive ninjutsuttanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative ninjutsunsa — accusative nom. ninjutsunsa — gen. ninjutsunsa genitive ninjutsunsa — partitive ninjutsuaan ninjutsuansa — inessive ninjutsussaan ninjutsussansa — elative ninjutsustaan ninjutsustansa — illative ninjutsuunsa — adessive ninjutsullaan ninjutsullansa — ablative ninjutsultaan ninjutsultansa — allative ninjutsulleen ninjutsullensa — essive ninjutsunaan ninjutsunansa — translative ninjutsukseen ninjutsuksensa — abessive ninjutsuttaan ninjutsuttansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Japanese

Romanization

ninjutsu

1. Rōmaji transcription of にんじゅつ

Polish

Alternative forms

• ninjitsu

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English ninjutsu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲinˈd͡ʑut.su/, /ɲinˈd͡ʐut.su/
• Rhymes: -utsu
• Syllabification: nin‧jut‧su

Noun

ninjutsu n (indeclinable)

1. (espionage, historical, martial arts) ninjutsu (Japanese martial art that is a collection of techniques originally practiced for Japanese espionage purposes, and includes methods of gathering information, nondetection, avoidance, and misdirection techniques)

   Coordinate term: ninja

Further reading

• ninjutsu in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /nĩˈʒit.su/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nĩˈʒit.su/

Noun

ninjutsu m (uncountable)

1. (martial arts) ninjutsu (Japanese martial art used for espionage)

Swedish

Noun

ninjutsu c

1. (martial arts) ninjutsu

   Ninjor besitter övermänskliga färdigheter i lönnkrigföringens konst ninjutsu

   Ninjas possess superhuman skills in the art of stealth warfare ninjutsu

Declension

Declension of ninjutsu

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	ninjutsu	ninjutsus
	definite	ninjutsun	ninjutsuns
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

See also

• ninja