List of InuYasha terms

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

A

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

B

 * Babaa: rude term for an old women (something along the lines of "Old Hag").
 * Backlash wave: see Bakuryūha.
 * Baka: idiot.
 * Bakuryūha: (Backlash wave) An attack of Tessaiga'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 Tessaiga.
 * 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's 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: Miroku's "wind tunnel" attack.
 * Kaze no Kizu: (Wind Scar) a special attack technique of Tessaiga'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 Tessaiga 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 tessaiga 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 Tessaiga: Tessaiga 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.

S

 * 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.
 * Tessaiga: InuYasha's sword.
 * Tessaiga no Saya: the sheath of Tessaiga.
 * Tetsusaiga (written form, but pronounced "Tetsaiga"): The English dub's mistranslation of Tessaiga. See Tessaiga for details.
 * 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.