shuriken
shuriken · shurikens · shuriken
сюрикен
A dart or throwing blade, sometimes with multiple points, used as a weapon by ninjaA dart or throwing blade, sometimes with multiple points, used as a weapon by ninja (or samurai).
US/ˈʃɝ.ɪ.kən/
» Tom taught me to fold an origami shuriken.
Meaning
1 sensesA dart or throwing blade, sometimes with multiple points, used as a weapon by ninja (or samurai).
сюрике́нsjurikén
Examples
1 sentencesTom taught me to fold an origami shuriken.
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
a ninja weapon:
Origin
From Japanese 手裏剣 (しゅりけん shuriken), from Middle Chinese 手 (ʃúw "hand") + 裏 (lí "inside") +From Japanese 手裏剣 (しゅりけん shuriken), from Middle Chinese 手 (ʃúw "hand") + 裏 (lí "inside") + 劍 (kjæ̀m "sword").
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Forms
plural: shurikens / shurikenSynonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular