Un shuriken (手裏剣 shuriken?) es un tipo de arma oculta arrojadiza como un proyectil. Está hecha de metal y es de origen tradicional japonés. Significa "cuchilla detrás de la mano" u "hoja bajo la manga". El arte marcial shuriken se llama shuriken-jutsu (técnica del shuriken) o shuriken-do (camino del shuriken). Al principio, los shurikens eran de madera (todu), pero se cambiaron por metal porque suponían una mayor efectividad. Tiene unas puntas afiladas y bordes cortantes con los que se atacaba a los enemigos. Muchas veces, estas armas estaban envenenadas para mejorar su efectividad.

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A shuriken (Japanese 手裏剣; literally: "sword hidden in user's hand") is a traditional Japanese concealed weapon that was generally used for throwing, and sometimes stabbing or slashing. They are sharpened hand-held blades made from a variety of everyday items, such as needles, nails and knives, as well as coins, washers, and other flat plates of metal. Shuriken is the name given to any small-bladed object, while shaken is traditionally used to indicate the well-known "throwing star". Shuriken are commonly known in the West as throwing stars or ninja stars although they were originally designed in many different shapes. The major varieties of shuriken are the bō shuriken (棒手裏剣, stick shuriken) and the hira shuriken (平手裏剣, flat shuriken) or shaken (車剣, also read as kurumaken, wheel shuriken). Shuriken were supplementary weapons to the sword or various other weapons in a samurai's arsenal, although they often had an important tactical effect in battle. The art of wielding the shuriken is known as shurikenjutsu and was taught as a minor part of the martial arts curriculum of many famous schools, such as Yagyū Shinkage-ryū, Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū, Ittō-ryū, Kukishin-ryū, and Togakure-ryū.

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