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暗器 (あんき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

暗あん器き

あ

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き

Meanings

1

noun

concealed weapon

martial arts

Used in martial arts contexts for hidden weapons such as shuriken, hidden blades, or other small weapons carried secretly.

忍にん術じゅつでは暗あん器きの使つかい方かたを学まなぶ。
In ninjutsu, one learns how to use concealed weapons.

Kanji

暗darkness, disappear, shade
器utensil, vessel, receptacle

Etymology

Compound of 暗 (an, 'hidden, dark') and 器 (ki, 'tool, instrument'), literally 'hidden tool'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is used in martial arts for concealed weapons.