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shuriken

/ˈʃuː.ɹɪ.kən/US/ˈʃɝ.ɪ.kən/

shuriken noun: a dart or throwing blade, sometimes with multiple points, used as a weapon by ninja (or samurai).

Noun

shuriken (plural shurikens or shuriken)

  1. A dart or throwing blade, sometimes with multiple points, used as a weapon by ninja (or samurai).

shuriken meaning in Marathi, Bengali, Arabic and Indonesian

shuriken in Marathi

a ninja weapon
शुरिकेन śuriken

shuriken in Bengali

a ninja weapon
শুরিকেন śuriken

shuriken in Arabic

a ninja weapon
شُورِيكِن šūrīkin, شُورِيكِين šūrīkīn

shuriken in Indonesian

a ninja weapon
syuriken
More languagesFewer languages
shuriken in Persian
شوریکن šuriken
shuriken in Thai
ชูริเคน chooríkayn, ดาวกระจาย
shuriken in Vietnamese
phi tiêu, thủ lí kiếm

Synonyms of shuriken

Forms of shuriken

pluralshurikens
pluralshuriken

Origin of shuriken

From Japanese 手裏剣 (しゅりけん shuriken), from Middle Chinese 手 (ʃúw "hand") + 裏 (lí "inside") + 劍 (kjæ̀m "sword").

Questions about shuriken

What does shuriken mean?
Shuriken means a dart or throwing blade, sometimes with multiple points, used as a weapon by ninja (or samurai).
What is shuriken in Marathi?
Shuriken in Marathi is शुरिकेन (śuriken). See Shuriken meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is shuriken?
Shuriken is a noun.
How do you pronounce shuriken?
Shuriken is pronounced /ˈʃuː.ɹɪ.kən/.
What is the plural of shuriken?
The plural of shuriken is shurikens.

Words near shuriken in the dictionary

  1. shurely
  2. shurely shome mishtake
  3. Shuri
  4. Shuric scan
  5. Shurik
  6. shuriken
  7. shurikens
  8. Shurley
  9. Shurleys
  10. Shurlock
  11. Shurpanakha

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