Kanji

忍

endure, bear, put up with, conceal, secrete, spy, sneak

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

心部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ニン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

しのぶ, しのばせる

Nanori (Name Reading)

おし, しの, しのぶ, たう, たふ

Common Readings

ニン, しの…ばせる, しの…ぶ

Example sentences

忍び込む しのびこむ
泥棒は窓から部屋に忍び込んだ。

The thief snuck into the house through the window.

音もなく おともなく
猫は音もなく部屋に忍び込んできた。

The cat sneaked into the room without a sound.

忍者 にんじゃ
忍者は暗闇に紛れて敵の屋敷に忍び込んだ。

The ninja blended into the darkness and sneaked into the enemy's mansion.

忍ぶ しのぶ
忍者は人目を忍んで城に侵入した。

The ninja snuck into the castle, avoiding public gaze.

忍び寄る しのびよる
秋の気配が忍び寄る。

The signs of autumn are stealing up.

忍 しのぶ
軒下に吊るされた忍が、夏の風に揺れている。

The shinobu fern hanging under the eaves is swaying in the summer breeze.

人目 ひとめ
人目を忍んで、二人は公園で会った。

Avoiding public notice, the two met in the park.

忍びない しのびない
古い手紙を捨てるのは忍びないが、部屋の整理をしなければならない。

It's hard to part with old letters, but I have to clean the room.

状 じょう
その悲惨な状は見るに忍びない。

The tragic state was unbearable to watch.

残忍 ざんにん
それは残忍な犯行だった。

That was a cruel crime.

Example Vocabulary

忍び込む

しのびこむ

to sneak in; to steal into

忍者

にんじゃ

ninja

忍び寄る

しのびよる

to creep up; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed

忍ばせる

しのばせる

忍

しのぶ

Davallia mariesii (a species of fern); shinobu fern

お忍び

おしのび

忍ぶ

しのぶ

to hide; to conceal oneself; to endure

忍びない

しのびない

cannot bring oneself to; too painful to; unable to bear

残忍

ざんにん

cruel; brutal; cold-blooded

忍耐

にんたい

patience, endurance, perseverance

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