kawarimi

English

noun
Definitions
  • An ancient ninja art revolving around misdirection and the split-second timing of a switch between a 'body' and a location, or between two or more bodies. A technique utilized by ninja in ancient Japan, involving the ninja and anything that can be mistaken for them, such as a dummy or a mannequin.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 変わり身.

Origin

Japanese

変わり身

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