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隠遁術 (いんとんじゅつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

隠いん遁とん術じゅつ

Meanings

1

noun

ninja art of escape

martial arts

A martial arts term referring to techniques for escaping or evading capture, associated with ninja lore.

忍にん者じゃは隠いん遁とん術じゅつを使つかって敵てきから逃のがれた。
The ninja used the art of escape to flee from the enemy.

Kanji

隠conceal, hide, cover
遁flee, escape, shirk
術art, technique, skill

Etymology

Compound of 隠遁 (いんとん, 'seclusion; hiding') and 術 (じゅつ, 'technique; art'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is associated with ninja traditions.