A ninja was a secret agent or mercenary of feudal Japan specializing in unorthodox arts of war.
Ninja may also refer to:
People
Ninja (British rapper), a member of the band The Go! Team named Nkechi Ka Egenamba Ninja (gamer), the alias of American professional gamer Richard Tyler Blevins Ninja (singer), Indian singer and actor Ninja, the alias of Watkin Tudor Jones, a South African rapper and member of hip hop group Die Antwoord Ninja Sarasalo, Finnish model and singer Bert Batawang, a boxer with the ring name The Ninja Murilo Rua, ring name Ninja, an MMA fighter Rodrigo Ninja, Brazilian footballer
Arts, entertainment, and media Ninja (comic book), a 1983–98 Yugoslav novel/comic series Ninja (film), a 2009 film by Isaac Florentine The Ninja (novel), a 1980 novel by Eric Van Lustbader
Music Ninja (album), an album by Christina Aguilar Ninja (group), a Japanese boy-band active 1990–1997
Songs "Ninja" (Soprano song), 2020 "Ninja" (Young Thug song), 2025 "Ninja", a song by Europe from the 1986 album The Final Countdown "Ninja", a song by Jay Chou from the 2001 album Fantasy "Ninjas", a 2017 song by Rey Pila
Television A number of television shows based on a Ninja Warrior concept: Sasuke (TV series) (also shown as Ninja Warrior), a Japanese television show based around an obstacle course Kunoichi (TV series) (Women of Ninja Warrior), a TV show spun-off from Sasuke, featuring exclusively female competitors Sasuke Ninja Warrior Indonesia, an Indonesian adaptation of Sasuke's format American Ninja Warrior, an American variation of Sasuke that began as a qualifier to compete on Sasuke Team Ninja Warrior, a spin-off of American Ninja Warrior focused on team competition Ninja Warrior UK, a British adaptation of the Ninja Warrior format Australian Ninja Warrior, an Australian adaptation of the Ninja Warrior format Ninja Warrior Germany, a German adaptation of the Ninja Warrior format
Video games Ninja (1986 video game) (arcade title: Ninja Mission), a flip screen beat 'em up game developed by Sculptured Software and released by Mastertronic Ninja: Shadow of Darkness, a 1998 video game for the PlayStation Sega Ninja, a video game also known as The Ninja or Ninja Princess
Computing Ninja (build system), a small build system with a focus on speed by Google .ninja, a generic top-level domain
Groups, teams, organizations Ninja (militia), a militia in the Republic of the Congo Ninjas in Pyjamas, Swedish professional video game esports team
Roller coasters Ninja (Six Flags Magic Mountain), an inverted roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain Ninja (Six Flags St. Louis), a roller coaster at Six Flags St. Louis Blue Hawk (roller coaster), formerly known as Ninja, a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia
Other uses Kawasaki Ninja, several series of Japanese sport bikes SharkNinja, makers of Ninja brand kitchen appliances NINJA loan, for "no income no job or asset", a term related to the US subprime mortgage crisis (see no income, no asset) Ninja miner, a Mongolian small-scale gold miner
See also
List of ninja films Modern schools of ninjutsu Nina (name) Ninja in popular culture
Kunoichi (disambiguation) Ninja Warrior (disambiguation) Shinobi (disambiguation)