See also: 雙節棍 and 双节棍

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ぬんちゃく
Grade: S Grade: 4 Hyōgai
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
雙節棍 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Okinawan 双節棍 (nunchaku), from Hokkien 兩節棍雙節棍 / 两节棍双节棍 (nn̄g-chat-kùn).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) んちゃく [nùńchákú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [nɯ̟̃ɲ̟t͡ɕa̠kɯ̟]

Noun

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双節棍(ぬんちゃく) or 双節棍(ヌンチャク) (nunchaku

  1. (weaponry) nunchucks