忍者刀

Japanese

Kanji in this term
忍	者	刀
にん Grade: S	しゃ > じゃ Grade: 3	とう Grade: 2
goon	on’yomi

Alternative spelling
忍者刀 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 忍者 (“ninja”) +‎ 刀 (tō, “sword, knife”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ĩɲ̟d͡ʑa̠to̞ː]

Noun

忍(にん)者(じゃ)刀(とう) • (ninjatō) 

1. a katana-like ninja short sword, a ninjato

Synonyms

• 忍刀(しのびがたな) (shinobigatana)