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ninja
In modern pop culture, a figure portrayed as a masked fighter dressed in dark clothing, with special skills in espionage, sabotage, and martial arts.
In dem Film kämpft der Held gegen eine ganze Armee von Ninjas.
In the film, the hero fights against an entire army of ninjas.
ninja
In feudal Japan, a mercenary or spy who was trained for covert operations such as espionage, sabotage, infiltration, and assassinations.
Historische Quellen über die wahren Aktivitäten der Ninja sind selten und oft mythisch überformt.
Historical sources about the true activities of the ninja are rare and often overlaid with myth.
You can tell from the context whether the historical figure or the modern pop-culture figure is meant. Terms like 'Film' (film), 'Spiel' (game), or 'Kostüm' (costume) point to the modern figure, while 'feudales Japan' (feudal Japan) or 'historisch' (historical) refer to the original meaning.
Mein Sohn möchte sich an Karneval als Ninja verkleiden.
My son wants to dress up as a ninja for Carnival.
In pop culture, the ninja stands for special abilities. Therefore, it is often used in comparisons to describe stealth or skill, for example 'sich bewegen wie ein Ninja' (to move like a ninja).
Er schlich wie ein Ninja durch das dunkle Haus, um niemanden zu wecken.
He crept through the dark house like a ninja so as not to wake anyone.
In the historical meaning, a ninja is not a fantasy figure, but a person with a specific function. Typical associations are therefore 'Spionage' (espionage), 'Sabotage' (sabotage), and 'Attentate' (assassinations) in the context of feudal Japan.
Die Aufgaben der historischen Ninja umfassten oft Spionage und Infiltration.
The duties of historical ninja often included espionage and infiltration.
