Shuriken

手裏剣

しゅりけん

literallyshuriken

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手
  • 手てhand
  • 選手せんしゅplayer
  • 相手あいてcompanion
  • 大手おおてmajor company
  • 投手とうしゅpitcher
裏
  • 裏うらopposite side
  • 裏付けうらづけsupport
  • 裏金うらがねbribe
  • 裏側うらがわthe reverse
  • 裏腹うらはらopposite
剣
  • 剣けんsword
  • 剣道けんどうkendo
  • 剣士けんしswordsman
  • 真剣しんけんserious

手・裏・剣 — every one of these is a square on the grid of 2,136 jōyō kanji. Three a day, quizzed through real words.

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