Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ninjutsu

/nɪnd͡ʒɪtsu/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables: nin-jut-su
IPA: /nɪnd͡ʒɪtsu/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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).

Uncountable

Etymology

From Japanese 忍術 (ninjutsu).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 忍術

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

ninjitsu (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

kunoichi shinobi ninja

Synonyms

ninpo ninjitsu

Questions

How do you pronounce ninjutsu?: The recorded pronunciation is /nɪnd͡ʒɪtsu/.
What does ninjutsu mean?: 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).
Where does ninjutsu come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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