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Hitokiri 

That hitokiri is KILLING ME!!!!
Hitokiri by Smiley the god June 19, 2019

hitokiri 

Japanese word, roughly translated "Assasin" Or "Murderer."
hitokiri by New September 13, 2003

hitokiri 

Used commonly with the famous samurai of the Bakamatsu Himura Kenshin.
Yo, you saw hitokiri battousai? Cat was flyin' at speedz 5-0 couldn't even top.
hitokiri by hitokiri October 4, 2003

Hitokiri 

A Japanese spirit that knows front flips and has a pinocio face or a mop hairstyle. Also his double axe is kinda scary too. Also known as Tito, cunt and fuckface
You are as annoying as hitokiri.
Hitokiri by Fuckhonor June 12, 2019

hitokiri 

1. crazy mo'blikkin' assassin
2. reference to the famous assassin from the bakumatsu period
-The hitokiri killed my father. Prepare to die.
-"Don't make me get hitokiri on you!"
hitokiri by anon August 26, 2003

Hitokiri Battousai 

The name given to Himura Kenshin during the Bakumatsu, the Meiji Revolution, in the anime Rurouni Kenshin. It means 'Battousai the Manslayer', when translated literally. 'Battousai' is taken from the word 'Battoujutsu', which is the art of drawing a katana and slashing with it all in one movement.

Kenshin retains the name throughout the Rurouni Kenshin OVAs and the original series. It is a name which strikes fear into the hearts of his enemies.

In the original series, Kenshin suffers from split personality disorder, one side is the humble wanderer Kenshin and the other is the Hitokiri Battousai Kenshin. This is sometimes referred to as 'transforming into the Battousai', a prospect which frightens Kenshin and his friends immensely.
Shinsengumi Soldier: Red hair and a cross-shaped scar!

Shinsengumi Soldier 2: It's the Hitokiri Battousai!
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