忍び返し

忍返し

Reading

Kana: しのびがえし

Romaji: shinobigaeshi

Definition

noun

1

bamboo wall-top spikes (or wood, iron); spikes placed at the top of a wall to repel thieves

Kanji

忍

Readings: ニン、 しの.ぶ、 しの.ばせる

Meanings: endure, bear, put up with, conceal, secrete, spy, sneak

返

Readings: ヘン、 かえ.す、 -かえ.す、 かえ.る、 -かえ.る

Meanings: return, answer, fade, repay