Swords & knives
Ninjatō / shinobigatana
忍刀
A term in practitioner sources.
Form and name
Tōryū uses ninja-tō and shinobi-gatana for swords in its account of the Togakure tradition. This is the source’s description of practice.
忍刀
Read more: terms and context
Jutsu · technique and art
Jutsu (術) can mean technique, skill or method. In weapon terminology, we distinguish the implement from the art practised with it.
Source for the word jutsu: Kanjipedia
Tradition and context
The practitioner source alone does not establish a standardised historical ninja sword type. The name is used here without recreating movie swords or inferring a historical origin.
Sources and further reading
Tōryū · ninja-tō / shinobi-gatana
Practitioner sources describe the tradition’s practice and terminology. They are not used alone as evidence for early historical claims.