Definition of shuriken in English:
shuriken
noun ˈʃʊərɪkɛnˈSHo͝oriˌken
A weapon in the form of a star with projecting blades or points, used as a missile in some martial arts.
Example sentencesExamples
- Why would they throw weapons away, like a shuriken, which if it missed, would more than likely be lost?
- He moved to counterattack when thousands of shurikens came hurtling at him from even more ninjas positioned in the tops of trees.
- She had her shuriken in her hands, ready to throw.
- It was created in Asia, home of the sneaky ninja who were fond of throwing shurikens at enemies from their hiding places.
- I have a couple of swords at home, as well as a dagger or two, and a shuriken.
- You sneak up on people and waste them with your arsenal of equally cool weapons, like shurikens.
- Jerking her hand away from him she jumped back and pulled out a set of shurikens.
- He threw a large shuriken, a throwing star, so fast that Kenji just barely got out of the way.
- The large man tensed as his opponent threw the shuriken at him.
Origin
Japanese, literally 'dagger in the hand'.