List of InuYasha terms

This is a list of terms from the manga and anime series nihongo|"InuYasha"|犬夜叉 written by Rumiko Takahashi.

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A

* Adamant barrage: see Kongōsōha.
* Ane-ue: means sister. (Kohaku sometimes says this when he talks about Sango)

B

*: old women. []
* Backlash wave: see Bakuryūha.
*: idiot. []
* Bakuryūha: (Backlash wave) An attack of Tetsusaiga's which uses the opponent's strong yōki and the Kaze no Kizu to return the attack, magnified hundreds of times.
* Band of Seven: see Shichinintai.
* Barrier shatter: see Red Tetsusaiga.
* Beads of Subjugations: see Kotodama no Nenju.
* Blades of Blood: see Hijin Kessō.
* Bone Eater's Well: The well that Kagome and InuYasha use to travel between modern Tokyo and the feudal era.
* Bunshin: in reference to Shippo's dividing technique.

C

*Chichi-ue: a very polite way of saying father. (Sesshomaru usually says this when he mentions his father.)

D

* Daiyōkai : (literally "great yōkai") an especially strong and powerful yōkai.
* detachment: refers to the servants Naraku creates from his own body.

F

* Feudal era : see Sengoku Jidai.
* Fox Fire: see Kitsune-bi.

G

* God Tree: see Goshinboku.
* Goshinboku: the Sacred "God" Tree InuYasha was sealed to (also known as the tree of ages).

H

* Hama no Ya: Sacred (or purifying) arrows (specifically Kagome's and Kikyo's).
* Hanyō: (commonly translated as "half-demon") the offspring of a yōkai and a human. They are often outcasts of both human and yōkai society.
* Heart Scar: see Kokoro no Kizu.
* Hidden Cloud: see Kumogakure.
* Hijin Kessō: (Blades of Blood) InuYasha's attack where he literally throws blades of blood similar to a shuriken.
* Hinezumi: fire rat.
* Hinezumi Robe: made from the hair of the fire rat, InuYasha's outfit.
* Hiraikotsu: a giant boomerang made from the bones of demons (Sango's weapon of choice).
* Hōshi: A low-ranking, itinerant Buddhist monk.

I

* Inu no Taishou: is the title of Dog General for InuYasha and Sesshomaru's father.
* Inugami: (sometimes known as Inuyōkai) dog-like yōkai; literally "dog god."
* Iron Reaver Soul Stealer: see Sankon Tessō.
* Itadakimasu: a traditional expression of gratitude before meals.

J

* Japa mala: means prayer beads (like Miroku's).
* Jewel of Four Souls: see Shikon no Tama.
* Jewel Shard: a fragment of the Shikon no Tama.
* Jii-chan: means grandpa.
* Jourou: noble-women (usually translated as mistress)—in reference to Mistress Centipede.
* Jyaki: an evil or demonic aura.

K

* Kazāna: (Kazaana) Miroku's "wind tunnel" attack.
* Kaze no Kizu: (Wind Scar) a special attack technique of Tetsusaiga's that can kill 100 demons with one strike.
* Kekkai: a magical barrier against evil spirits and ghosts (Miroku's).
* Kitsune: a fox yōkai from Japanese folklore known by their magic tricks, such as Shippo.
* Kitsune Youjutsu: translates to fox magic.
* Kitsune-bi: Shippo's Fox Fire attack.
* Kokoro no Kizu: Shippo's version of the Kaze no Kizu.
* Kongōsōha: (Adamant barrage) the blade of the Tetsusaiga is covered by fragmented crystals. When the sword is whipped into an attack, many shards of spear-like crystals shoot out.
* Kotodama no Nenju: (sometimes known as a rosary) the Beads of Subjugation around InuYasha's neck.
* Kumogakure: a technique Shippo uses to become invisible.
* Kusari-gama: Japanese chain and sickle weapon (like Kohaku's).

L

* Lecherous: in reference to Miroku.

M

* Miasma: see Shōki.
* Miko: (commonly translated as "priestess") young female attendants at Shinto shrines.
* Mononoke: evil/vengeful spirit.
* Meidou Zangetsuha: a technique Sesshomarou's Tenseiga originally uses, but is added to Tetsusaiga in chapter 504; translates to something like "path to the underworld/darkworld", basically hell. It works by opening a large circle (after mastered by Sesshomarou)which sucks everything near it and transports it directly to hell.

N

* Naki Kinoko: Shippo's Weeping Mushrooms attack.
* nee-chan: means big sis.
* Nekomata: a cat older than ten years is said to receive magical powers and two tails.

O

* O-fuda: (translated as "sacred sutras" or "spell scrolls") papers which hold special powers and are used against yōkai.
* Obake: ghosts, goblins, and monsters from Japanese folklore, including spirits of the human dead.
* Ōkami: Japanese Gray Wolf.
* Oni: the classic Japanese demon, an ogre-like creature which often has horns.
* onee-sama: a respectful term for an elder sister.
* Osuwari: (literally "sit") a command for dogs, this is what Kagome says to subdue InuYasha.
* otouto: means younger brother.

P

* Prayer beads: see Japa mala.
* Priestess: see Miko.
* Purifying arrow: see Hama no Ya.

R

* Red Tetsusaiga: Tetsusaiga turns crimson red in order to break any spiritual barriers.
* Robe of the Fire Rat: see Hinezumi Robe.
* Rosary (InuYasha's): see Kotodama no Nenju.

* Sacred arrows: see Hama no Ya.
* Sacred Sutras: see ofuda.
* Sacred God Tree: see Goshinboku.
* Sakasa-gami: inverted-hair - in reference to Yura of the Hair.
* Saimyōshō: (Hell Wasps) - Naraku's poisonous insects.
* Sankon Tessō: (Iron Reaver Soul Stealer) InuYasha's basic attack.
* Sengoku Jidai: (15th to 16th centuries) Sengoku period or feudal era of Japan, also known as the Warring States era.
* Shakujo: Buddhist staff (like Miroku's).
* Shibugarasu: corpse dancing crow.
* Shichinintai: (Band of Seven) - the seven executed mercenaries who were resurrected by Naraku to do his bidding.
* Shikigami: (specifically Kikyo's) a kind of spirit created to aid their master.
* Shinidamachū: Kikyo's snake like soul collectors.
* Shikon no Tama: (or The Jewel of Four Souls) the shards of this jewel are what everyone is searching for.
* Shinto: a native religion of Japan.
* Shōki/Shouki: demonic miasma, a highly poisonous gas.

T

* Taijiya: a yōkai (demon) exterminator.
* Tanuki: a raccoon-dog from Japanese folklore.
* Tenseiga: one of Sesshomaru's swords—a sword of healing with power over the nether world.
* Tetsusaiga: InuYasha's sword.
* Tetsusaiga no Saya: the sheath of Tetsusaiga.
* Tessaiga: The normal romanization of Tetsusaiga which differs from Viz's romanization.
* Thunder Brothers: Hiten and Manten, who killed Shippo's father, are brothers and members of the Thunder clan of demons. They can fly; are violently misogynistic; and seek the shards of the sacred jewel.
* Tōkijin: one of Sesshomaru's swords.
* Tree of ages: see Goshinboku.
* Tsubushi Goma: Shippo's Smashing Top attack.

W

* wakizashi: the shorter and often companion sword of the Katana.
* WcDonald's: a burger place in modern Tokyo in the series.
* Wind Scar: see Kaze no Kizu.
* Wind tunnel: see Kazāna.

Y

* Yōkai: (demon) belongs to a class of obake. They generally have some sort of spiritual or supernatural power. Some possess part animal and part human features.

ee also

*Anime and manga terminology
*List of English words of Japanese origin

References