few examples of usage, most likely because the writing style at the time was not composed of the three strokes attributed to kunoichi.

The eighth volume of the ninja handbook Bansenshukai written in 1676 describes , which can be interpreted as "a technique to utilize a woman". The Bansenshukai compiles the knowledge of the ninja clans in the regions of Iga and Koka. According to this document, the main function of