"ninjutsu" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /nɪnd͡ʒɪtsu/, /nɪnd͡ʒutsu/
Etymology: From Japanese 忍術 (ninjutsu). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|忍術|tr=ninjutsu}} Japanese 忍術 (ninjutsu) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ninjutsu (uncountable)
  1. (martial arts) A Japanese martial art that is a collection of techniques originally practiced for Japanese espionage purposes, and includes methods of gathering information, nondetection, avoidance, and misdirection techniques. Used by ninja (忍者). Wikipedia link: ninjutsu Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Martial arts Synonyms: ninpo, ninjitsu Coordinate_terms: kunoichi (english: a female ninja), shinobi (english: a male ninja), ninja (english: a warrior that practices ninjutsu) Translations (ninjutsu): نِينْجُوتْسُو (nīnjūtsū) [masculine] (Arabic), ніндзю́цу (nindzjúcu) [neuter] (Belarusian), 忍術 (Chinese Mandarin), 忍术 (rěnshù) (Chinese Mandarin), 忍法 (rěnfǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), nindžucu (Czech), ninĵucuo (Esperanto), Ninjutsu [neuter] (German), נינג'יטסו (Hebrew), 忍術 (ninjutsu) (Japanese), 忍術 (ninjutsu) (alt: にんじゅつ) (Japanese), 忍法 (ninpō) (alt: にんぽう) (Japanese), 인술 (insul) (alt: 忍術) (Korean), ninjutsu (Malay), نینجوتسو (ninjutsu) (Persian), ninjutsu [masculine] (Portuguese), ниндзю́цу (nindzjúcu) [neuter] (Russian), нинђуцу [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), нинђицу [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), ninđucu [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), ninđicu [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), nindžucu (Slovene), ninjutsu [common-gender] (Swedish), ніндзю́цу (nindzjúcu) [neuter] (Ukrainian), nhẫn thuật (alt: 忍術) (Vietnamese)

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