手里剑

Traditional: 手裡劍

shǒu lǐ jiàn

Dictionary entry

straight or circular throwing-knife used by ninja and samurai (loanword from Japanese 手裏剣 shuriken)

What does 手里剑 mean?

手里剑 (shǒu lǐ jiàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1straight or circular throwing-knife used by ninja and samurai (loanword from Japanese 手裏剣 shuriken)

Character breakdown

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手shǒuhand · (formal) to hold 里lǐvariant of 裡|里[li3]剑jiàndouble-edged sword · CL:口[kou3],把[ba3]

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手里剑

shǒu lǐ jiàn

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