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# ninja

«ninja» in Mova's school dictionary: **A secret fighter or spy in old Japan, trained in…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a ninja, ninjas)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A secret fighter or spy in old Japan, trained in fighting, sneaking and disguises. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/ninja/#m1)

2) (informal) A person who is very skilled at something: «a spelling ninja». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/ninja/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories, cartoons and games, ninjas wear black, move silently and do clever tricks; real ninjas in history were spies and scouts in Japan in the 1400s–1600s. In everyday kid talk, «ninja» praises skill or stealth. Phrases: «ninja warrior», «like a ninja», «ninja moves», «maths ninja».

### examples

- The ninja crept silently across the rooftop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/ninja/#x1)
- I sneaked downstairs like a ninja to get a snack. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/ninja/#x2)
- Ninjas were real spies in old Japan. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/ninja/#x3)
- You solved that puzzle so fast — you're a maths ninja! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/ninja/#x4)
- The cartoon about ninja turtles is very old but still popular. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/ninja/#x5)
- My brother does ninja moves on the trampoline. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/ninja/#x6)

### note

Plural «ninjas» (sometimes «ninja» as in Japanese). Myth: real ninjas did not always wear black suits — they often disguised themselves as farmers or travellers. Do not confuse with «samurai», the warrior class who served lords openly.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «ninja» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/ninja/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.