ninjutsu

English

Alternative forms

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

Coordinate terms

Translations

Japanese

Romanization

ninjutsu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of にんじゅつ

Polish

Alternative forms

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) 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