How Ninja are Called
We now use the unified term “ninja”, but did you know that they were not called “ninja” in the past? Depending on the era and region, there were many different ways to call them. Let’s introduce some of those here.
1. Asuka Era － 志能便（#Shinobi）
2. Nara Era － 伺見（#Ukami）
3. Sengoku Era － 間者（#Kanja）・乱破（#Rappa）
4. Edo Era － 隠密（#Onmitsu）
5. Taisho Era － 忍術者（#Ninjyutsusha）・忍者（#Ninsya)
1. Kyoto ・Nara － 水破（#Suppa）・伺見（Ukami）・奪口（#Dakkou）
2. Yamanashi － 透破（#Suppa）・透波（Suppa）・三ツの者（#Mitsu-no-mono）・出抜（Suppa）
3. Niigata・Toyama － 軒猿（#Nokizaru）・間士（#Kanshi）・聞者役（#Kikimonoyaku）
4. Miyagi － 黒はばき（#Kurohabaki）
5. Aomori － 早道の者（#Hayamichi-no-mono）・陰術（Shinobi）
6. Kanagawa － 草（Kusa）・物見（#Monomi）・乱破（Rappa）
There are many other names in the different regions, but the above are the most representative.
There are various ways to call #ninja, depending on their relation to being secretive, the jobs they performed, and the reading of the Chinese characters with which their names are written.
