Ninpo terms

Below are the ninpo related terms we have made available online.

By letter:   aA   bB   cC   dD   eE   fF   gG   hH   iI   jJ   kK   mM   nN   oO   rR   sS   tT   uU   wW   yY   zZ

ka: fire

kaeshi: from kaesu, to turn over, throw

kagi: hook

kaiden: master's certificate

kaiten: rolling

kaku: angle; horn

kama: sickles

kamae: posture

kamayari: spear with downward hooks attached

karamu: to entangle, entwine

kashira: head (as in tsuka-kashira)

kasugai: iron clamps for holding doors closed

kasumi: mist

kata: style, type, pattern

katame: from katameru, to tighten

katana: sword

kawa: side

kayaka no jutsu: use of fire and explosives

ken: fist

keri: from keru, to kick

ki: spirit, mind, heart, soul

kiai: a shout or yell to disrupt the opponent

kiaijutsu: power of the voice

kihon: basic, fundamental

kihon happo: 8 fundamental techniques that make up the core of Bujinkan budo taijutsu

kihon waza: basic techniques

kikaku ken: head butt

kimon: monster gate (chest muscle)

kimono: traditional dress of the Japanese

kiri: from kiru, to cut

ko ashi: small steps for walking through foliage and water

ko: small

ko: tiger

kocho: butterfly

koho: rear, back

koppojutsu: bone breaking techniques of ninjutsu

koroshi: from korosu, to kill

kosei: offensive

koshi: hip, loin

koshijutsu: organ and muscle strikes of ninjutsu

kote: wrist

kotsu: bone

ku: air, sky; emptiness; void

ku: nine

kubi: neck

kudaki: from kudakeru, to break, smash, shatter

kuji in: nine syllable seals

kuji kiri: nine syllable slashes

kuji no ho: method of nine syllables

kujiki: from kujiku, to wrench, sprain

kuki: air

kunai giri: digging and leverage tools

kunai: spade like digging device

kunoichi: female ninja

kusari dogu: chain weapons

kusari fundo: weighted chain

kusarigama: sickle and chain

kuzushi: from kuzusu, to break (the balance of an opponent)

kyo: unpreparedness; false

kyojitsu: falsehood and truth

kyojutsu tenkan: theory of alternating appearances of reality

kyoketsu shoge: hooked blade weapon with weighted chain or cord attached

kyoman: observation and perception

kyomon: religious teachings

kyonin no jutsu: taking advantage of fears and superstitions

kyuba: archery and horsemanship

kyudo: archery

kyusho: vital points, pressure points

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