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)

Etymology

Compound of 手裏 (shuri, “in the hand”) +‎ 剣 (ken, “sword; blade”). Originally *syurikemu were straight double-edged throwing blades.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しゅりけん [shùríkéń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɕɨɾʲikẽ̞ɴ]

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

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

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN