ninjato
Meanings
noun
- A straight-bladed short sword, commonly appearing in works of fiction as a weapon of the shinobi in feudal Japan.
Word forms
Etymology
From Japanese 忍者刀 (ninjatō), in turn a compound of 忍者 (ninja) + 刀 (tō, “sword, knife”).
Synonyms
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