This vocabulary lesson is all about weapons（ぶき）! Teacher Idi will share the Japanese for 10 kinds of weapons. Characters who use a certain weapon often look pretty cool, right? Learn Japanese with us the easy way!
| Kanji | Hiragana | Romaji | Chinese | English | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 刀 | かたな | katana | 日本刀 | sword (katana) | |
| 剣 | けん | ken | 劍 | sword | |
| 槍 | やり | yari | 槍 | spear | |
| 斧 | おの | ono | 斧頭 | axe | |
| 弓矢 | ゆみや | yumiya | 弓箭 | bow and arrow | |
| 盾 | たて | tate | 盾牌 | shield | |
| 薙刀 | なぎなた | naginata | 薙刀 | naginata (glaive) | |
| 鎌 | かま | kama | 鐮刀 | sickle | |
| 手裏剣 | しゅりけん | shuriken | 飛鏢 | shuriken | |
| 銃 | じゅう | jyuu | 手槍 | gun / firearm |
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