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Onna-musha (女武者) is a term referring to female warriors in pre-modern Japan, [1] [2] who were members of the bushi class. They were trained in the use of weapons to protect their household, family, and honour in times of war; [ 3 ] [ 4 ] many of them fought in battle alongside samurai men.
Kunoichi (Japanese: くノ一, also くのいち or クノイチ) is a Japanese cant term for "woman" (女, onna). [1] [2] In popular culture, it is often used for female ninja or practitioner of ninjutsu (ninpo). The term was largely popularized by novelist Futaro Yamada in his novel Ninpō Hakkenden (忍法八犬伝) in 1964. [1]
Misao is a kunoichi (female ninja) from the Oniwabanshū clan of onmitsu (spies/ninja) previously based in Edo. Her weapon of choice is the kunai. She is about sixteen years old when she is first introduced. In the work, Misao is often compared to a weasel. [3] [4]
The naginata was appreciated because it was a weapon that could maintain an optimum distance from the enemy in close combat. [8] During the Genpei War (1180–1185), in which the Taira clan was pitted against the Minamoto clan, the naginata rose to a position of particularly high esteem, being regarded as an extremely effective weapon by ...
Fictional kunoichi, female ninja or practitioners of ninjutsu (ninpo). During the feudal period of Japan, ninjas were used as killers, spies and messengers.
Ayame is a kunoichi (female ninja) who wears black (sometimes dark purple) clothing, with long pants, a loose belt, arm armor that goes to halfway from the elbow and shoulder, and a ring that surrounds her neck, with her midriff exposed and carries a pair of kodachi.
The kaiken was once carried by men and women of the samurai class in Japan.It was useful for self-defense in indoor spaces where the long-bladed katana and intermediate-length wakizashi were inconvenient.
List of premodern combat weapons; List of practice weapons This page was last edited on 3 January 2025, at 16:30 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...