忍者 Ninja
H ere are a few ninja related vocabulary words, some more useful
than others. Print out the next few pages and write the words to
learn them.
TITLES & NAMES:
忍者 ninja—ninja
忍術 ninjutsu—fighting art of the
ninja
くのいち kunoichi—female nin-
ja; take the hiragana く, the kata-
kana ノ, and the kanji 一, put
them together and you get the
kanji for woman: 女
伊賀 iga—Iga (place name for a
school of ninjutsu)
甲賀 kouka—Kouka (place name
for a school of ninjutsu)
大名 daimyou—daimyo; Japanese
feudal lord
JOB DESCRIPTION:
暗殺 ansatsu—assassination
侵入 shinnyuu—invasion; raid
謀反 muhon—rebellion; uprising
修行 shugyou—training; prac-
tice; discipline
忍び shinobi—stealth; another
name for ninja
戦 ikusa—war; battle
TRICKS:
火遁 katon—art of fire or smoke-
escape
水遁 suiton—art of water-escape
奥義 ougi—secrets; mysteries
技 waza—skill; technique
忍者屋敷 ninja yashiki—a house
or temple with hidden areas for
ninja to hide
WEAPONS:
手裏剣 shuriken—throwing star
刀 katana—Japanese sword
ヌンチャク nunchaku—
nunchak; nunchaku
鎖鎌 kusari gama—sickle and
chain weapon
吹き矢 fuki ya—blowgun; blow-
pipe
神出鬼没 shinshutsu kibotsu—
appearing and disappearing in
unexpected places and moments
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 Write the Japanese word in hiragana (or katakana). Each hiragana
takes one box (including the small hiragana such as っ,ゃ,ゅ, or ょ)

ACROSS DOWN
1 Art of water-escape
3 War; battle
2 Invasion; raid
4 Assassination
7 Fighting art of the ninja
5 Iga (place name for a school of ninjutsu)
8 Nunchak
6 Rebellion; uprising
9 Stealth
7 Ninja
11 A house with hidden areas where ninja hide
10 Throwing star 12 Blowgun; blowpipe
14 Appearing and disappearing in unexpected 13 Female ninja
places and moments
16 Secrets; mysteries
15 Daimyo; Japanese feudal lord 18 Kouka (place name for a school of ninjutsu)
17 Skill; technique 19 Sickle and chain weapon
20 Training; practice; discipline 21 Japanese sword
21 Art of fire or smoke-escape

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Let’s practice kanji with three words related to the ninja:
忍者 ninja

忍 【ニン しの.ぶ しの.ばせる】 endure; bear; conceal; sneak

者 【シャ ジャ もの】 someone; person

忍
者
修行 shugyou—training; practice; discipline

修 【シュウ シュ おさ.める 】 discipline; study; master

行 【コウ ギョウ アン い.く ゆ.く おこな.う 】going; journey

修
行
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 手裏剣 shuriken—throwing star

手 【シュ ズ て】 hand
裏 【リ うら】 back; reverse; inside
剣 【ケン つるぎ】 sword; blade

手
裏
剣
Answer Key for
p. 14 crossword

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