Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shinai

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables
shi-nai
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bamboo sword used in the Japanese martial art kendo.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 竹刀(しない) (shinai).

Inflected Forms

shinais (plural)

Questions

What does shinai mean?
A bamboo sword used in the Japanese martial art kendo.
Where does shinai come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 竹刀(しない) (shinai).

How to pronounce shinai

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