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shinai

shinai noun: a bamboo sword used in the Japanese martial art kendo.

shinai: a bamboo sword used in the Japanese martial art kendo
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Noun

shinai (plural shinais)

  1. A bamboo sword used in the Japanese martial art kendo.

Forms of shinai

pluralshinais

Origin of shinai

Borrowed from Japanese 竹刀(しない) (shinai).

Questions about shinai

What does shinai mean?
Shinai means a bamboo sword used in the Japanese martial art kendo.
What part of speech is shinai?
Shinai is a noun.
What is the plural of shinai?
The plural of shinai is shinais.

Words near shinai in the dictionary

  1. shin splints
  2. shin-kicking
  3. Shin-shu
  4. Shina
  5. Shinagawa
  6. shinai
  7. shinais
  8. Shinall
  9. Shinalls
  10. shinanigan
  11. shinanigans

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