different between shuriken vs kunai

English

Etymology

From Japanese ??? (????? shuriken), from Middle Chinese ? (?úw "hand") + ? (lí "inside") + ? (kjæ?m "sword").

Pronunciation

• enPR: sho?or'?k-?n, IPA^(key): /??u?.??.k?n/, enPR: sho?or'?k-?n, IPA^(key): /????.??.k?n/
  • (US, Canada, also) enPR: shûr'?k-?n, IPA^(key): /???.?.k?n/
• Rhymes: -u???k?n, -????k?n, -????k?n

Noun

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

Japanese

Romanization

shuriken

1. R?maji transcription of ?????

Portuguese

Noun

shuriken m or f (in variation) (plural shurikens or shuriken)

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

English

Etymology 1

From Japanese ?? (???, 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

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

kunai (uncountable)

1. A species of grass, Imperata cylindrica, native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Australasia, Africa, and southern Europe, and widely introduced to the New World.

Anagrams

• nikau

Japanese

Romanization

kunai

1. R?maji transcription of ???

Thao

Noun

kunai

1. wild pigeon