手里剑 shǒu lǐ jiàn

throwing star; ninja throwing knife

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
手 shǒu HSK 2
hand; personal(ly); person engaged in certain types of work
里 lǐ HSK 1
inside; interior; internal
剑 jiàn HSK 6
double-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword