Etymology

ninjutsu

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Today it means: A Japanese martial art that is a collection of techniques originally practiced for Japanese espionage purposes, and includes methods of gathering information, nondetection, avoidance, and misdirection techniques. Used by ninja (忍者). Full definition →

Japanese 忍術
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from忍術
  2. English todayninjutsu

From Japanese 忍術 (ninjutsu).

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