# Naruto question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naruto-question/426287>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 13, 2007, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naruto-question/426287 "2007-11-13T21:16:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naruto-question/426287/1 "2007-11-13T21:16:07Z")

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Does that throwing dagger he uses have a name? Did the Japanese ever really use a weapon that looks like that?

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**Author:** ![shy\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@shy\_guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shy_guy)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naruto-question/426287/2 "2007-11-13T21:17:52Z")

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[QUOTE=furryman]  
Does that throwing dagger he uses have a name? Did the Japanese ever really use a weapon that looks like that?  
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[This thing?](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunai)

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**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naruto-question/426287/3 "2007-11-13T21:25:46Z")

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[QUOTE=shy guy]  
[This thing?](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunai)  
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That’s it. :smack: I remember now, they call it that in the show.