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忍

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

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

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ニン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • しの.ぶ
  • しの.ばせる
Strokes
7
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1222
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
心#61 · heart

Components

Common Words

  • 忍ぶしのぶGodanto conceal oneself, to hide
  • 忍者にんじゃNounninja, person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
  • 忍耐にんたいNounendurance, perseverance, patience
  • 残忍ざんにんna-Adj.brutal, cruel, merciless, ruthless, cold-blooded
  • 忍びしのびNounstealth
  • 忍苦にんくNounendurance, stoicism
  • 忍従にんじゅうNounsubmission, resignation
  • 忍術にんじゅつNounninjutsu, combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.

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