A question

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Can someone tell me exactly what's the difference between the terms 'shinobi' and 'kunoichi', please? I know that the term 'kunoichi' means a female ninja, but someone like, say, Sakura can be correctly identified as both as a kunoichi and a shinobi without her smacking you for it, right? Can someone clarify? I NEED TO KNOW, PEOPLE. :O

Comments

[superheroine]

I thiiiink "shinobi" is interchangable for "spy" and "ninja", but I wouldn't bet my life on it >_>
Kunoichi is "female ninja".

But yes, Sakura is both a shinobi and a kunoichi, I know that much.

[kriatyrr.livejournal.com]

The above poster is correct.

忍, the character used in both "ninja" and "shinobi" carries the meaning of "endure; bear; put up with; conceal; secrete; spy; sneak; "

A kunoichi is simply a female shinobi/ninja.

[jijabi.livejournal.com]

A shinobi (忍) is a generic spy, but in Naruto it's used interchangebly with ninja (忍者).

A kunoichi (くノ一) is a female ninja. In fact, if you connect the characters that are used to write it you get the character for woman (女).

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Ah thanks. That explains a lot. :)