Meanings
alternative ninjitsu
- uncountablegovernmentA 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).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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).
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe traditional Japanese method of espionage; involves stealthy movements and the use of camouflage
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Origin
- Japanese忍術
- Englishninjutsu
From Japanese 忍術 (ninjutsu).
More words from Japanese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic نِينْجُوتْسُو
- نِينْجُوتْسُو (nīnjūtsū)ninjutsu
Chinese Mandarin 忍術 /忍术, 忍法
- 忍術 /忍术 (rěnshù)ninjutsu
- 忍法 (rěnfǎ)ninjutsu
Czech nindžucu
- nindžucuninjutsu
Esperanto ninĵucuo
- ninĵucuoninjutsu
Finnish ninjutsu
- ninjutsuninjutsu
German Ninjutsu
- Ninjutsuninjutsu
Greek νιντζίτσου, νιντζούτσου
- νιντζίτσου (nintzítsou)ninjutsu
- νιντζούτσου (nintzoútsou)ninjutsu
Hebrew נינג׳יטסו
- נינג׳יטסוninjutsu
Japanese 忍術, 忍法
- 忍術 (ninjutsu)ninjutsu
- 忍法 (ninpō)ninjutsu
Korean 인술
- 인술 (insul)ninjutsu
Malay ninjutsu
- ninjutsuninjutsu
Persian نینجوتسو
- نینجوتسو (ninjutsu)ninjutsu
Portuguese ninjutsu
- ninjutsuninjutsu
Russian ниндзю́цу
- ниндзю́цу (nindzjúcu)ninjutsu
Swedish ninjutsu
- ninjutsuninjutsu
Ukrainian ніндзю́цу
- ніндзю́цу (nindzjúcu)ninjutsu
Vietnamese nhẫn thuật
- nhẫn thuậtninjutsu
Cite this entry
ninjutsu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ninjutsu
“ninjutsu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ninjutsu. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ninjutsu,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ninjutsu.
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