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yari

yari noun: any of various sizes of spear used in Japanese martial arts.

Noun

yari (plural yari)

  1. Any of various sizes of spear used in Japanese martial arts.

Forms of yari

pluralyari

Origin of yari

From Japanese やり (yari).

Questions about yari

What does yari mean?
Yari means any of various sizes of spear used in Japanese martial arts.
What part of speech is yari?
Yari is a noun.
What is the plural of yari?
The plural of yari is yari.

Words near yari in the dictionary

  1. yarg
  2. Yarger
  3. Yargers
  4. yarghul
  5. yarghuls
  6. yari
  7. yari-yari
  8. Yariba
  9. Yarilo
  10. Yarimar
  11. yark

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