NINJA
What does "NINJA" mean?
A covert agent or mercenary of feudal Japan trained in espionage, sabotage, and stealth combat.
Meanings
- A practitioner of ninjutsu in feudal Japan, specializing in spying, infiltration, and guerrilla tactics. A real ninja relied less on swordplay than on patience, disguise, and information.
- A person exceptionally skilled or stealthy at some activity. Our new accountant is an absolute spreadsheet ninja. informal
Did you know?
- The word historical Japanese sources favored was not 'ninja' but 'shinobi' - the very same two characters, read in native Japanese instead of the Sino-Japanese 'ninja' pronunciation that spread worldwide.
Word origin
From Japanese 'ninja' (忍者), where 'nin' means to endure or conceal and 'sha/ja' means person; the same characters read in native Japanese give 'shinobi'.
Remember it
NINJA hides an N-IN-JA: even the word conceals a little 'in', the same 'nin' that means to endure and hide.
A little poem
No footprint, no sound-
the snow keeps its perfect white
and tells you nothing.
haiku
Wordplay
- I hired a ninja to do my taxes. I can't tell if he finished - I never saw him, and the forms just appeared.
What it teaches
The most powerful move is often the one no one notices you make.
Quick facts
What does NINJA mean?
A covert agent or mercenary of feudal Japan trained in espionage, sabotage, and stealth combat.
Is NINJA a valid word?
Yes — NINJA is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is NINJA?
NINJA has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does NINJA come from?
From Japanese 'ninja' (忍者), where 'nin' means to endure or conceal and 'sha/ja' means person; the same characters read in native Japanese give 'shinobi'.
What can NINJA teach us?
The most powerful move is often the one no one notices you make.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.