shuriken

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shuriken

/ˈʃuː.ɹɪ.kən/
/ˈʃʊə.ɹɪ.kən/
/ˈʃɝ.ɪ.kən/ Canada, US, also

Rhymes with -uːɹɪkən, -ʊəɹɪkən, -ɜːɹɪkən

Where it comes from

From Japanese 手裏剣 (しゅりけん shuriken), from Middle Chinese 手 (ʃúw "hand") + 裏 (lí "inside") + 劍 (kjæ̀m "sword").

noun shurikens · shuriken

A dart or throwing blade, sometimes with multiple points, used as a weapon by ninja (or samurai).
Similar: ninja star, throwing star

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noun a ninja weapon

한국어	슈리켄 syuriken, 수리검 surigeom
日本語	手裏剣 shuriken
中文	手裡劍 /手里剑 shǒulǐjiàn, 手裏劍 /手里剑 shǒulǐjiàn
Português	shuriken
Русский	сюрике́н sjurikén
Tiếng Việt	phi tiêu, thủ lí kiếm
العربية	شُورِيكِن šūrīkin, شُورِيكِين šūrīkīn
עברית	שוריקן shuriken

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@misc{shuriken_2026,
  title = {shuriken},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shuriken},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}