kunai
Japanese throwing knife
A kunai is a Japanese tool resembling a pointed trowel, historically used for digging and prying.
In popular culture—especially anime, manga, and video games—kunai appear as throwing weapons wielded by ninja: She hurled a kunai at the target.
The weapon association comes largely from fiction rather than historical combat use.
Japanese covert operative
- ninjutsuFeudal Japanese espionage discipline
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
- covertIntentionally concealed
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
assassination · feudal · shadow · silent · concealment · espionage · ambush · disguise
Flat cutting edge
Flat blade for spreading
- diggingRemoving earth below
- gardeningTending plants recreationally
- masonryBuilding with mortared blocks
- plasterWall-coating paste
mortar · soil · cultivate · weeding · transplanting · multipurpose · fieldwork · peasant
shinobi
Japanese covert operative
- ninjutsuFeudal Japanese espionage discipline
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
- covertIntentionally concealed
infiltration · assassination · feudal · shadow · silent · concealment · espionage · ambush · disguise · mission
blade
Flat cutting edge
dagger · stab · pierce · edge · point · tip · tang · handle · grip · metal
trowel
Flat blade for spreading
- diggingRemoving earth below
- gardeningTending plants recreationally
- masonryBuilding with mortared blocks
plaster · mortar · soil · cultivate · weeding · transplanting · multipurpose · fieldwork · peasant · farming
shuriken
Japanese thrown weapon
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- targetObject of pursuit
- trajectoryPath of moving object
spin · rotation · release · technique · precision · aim · distance · velocity · flight · arc
anime
Japanese cartoon art form
- Ninjaninja, shinobi, kunoichi, ninjutsu, shuriken
- ranged weaponsbow and arrow, crossbow, longbow, rifle, pistol
- throwablesball, rock, stone, dart, javelin
- martial weaponskatana, nunchaku, shuriken, bo staff, sai
- Thrown Weaponsjavelins, spears, throwing knives, throwing axes, throwing stars
- NarutoNaruto, Sakura, Akatsuki, chakra, shinobi