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''kunai'' ▫ᴱᴺ｜Definition｜1st｜20260609164652-00-⌔
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kunai (plural kunai)
- A Japanese tool and weapon, possibly derived from the masonry trowel, used as a weapon by ninja or samurai.
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kunai (uncountable)
- A species of grass, Imperata cylindrica, native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Australasia, Africa, and southern Europe, and widely introduced to the New World.
Etymology 1
From Japanese 苦無 (くない, kunai).
Etymology 2
From Tok Pisin kunai (“grass, grassland”), from Tolai kunəi (“long grass”).
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