Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ninjato

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nin-ja-to
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A straight-bladed short sword, commonly appearing in works of fiction as a weapon of the shinobi in feudal Japan.

Example Sentences

"His fingers relaxed around the hilt of the ninja-to, and the sword dropped to the ground. So did he, a moment later."
"The ninjato had several other uses, as well as several other designs to accommodate these uses. For example, the scabbards of some ninjato were made longer than the blades. This design allowed for a secret compartment at the end of the scabbard that could store poisons or powders."

Etymology

From Japanese 忍者刀 (ninjatō), in turn a compound of 忍者 (ninja) + 刀 (tō, “sword, knife”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 忍者刀

Inflected Forms

ninjatos (plural) ninjatō (alternative) ninja-to (alternative)

Synonyms

ninja sword ninjaken shinobigatana

Questions

What does ninjato mean?: A straight-bladed short sword, commonly appearing in works of fiction as a weapon of the shinobi in feudal Japan.
Where does ninjato come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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