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忍

endure
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingニン
Kun readingしの.ぶ、しの.ばせる

Meanings

  1. endureRtK
    忍を行じてのみ、よく怨みを解くことを得る。By love alone is enmity allayed.tatoeba
    彼は大変忍耐強かった。He was patience itself.tatoeba
  2. bear
    彼は自分の犬があの残忍な男に売られると考えるのに耐えられなかった。He could not bear to think of his dog being sold to that cruel man.tatoeba
  3. put up with
  4. conceal
  5. secrete
  6. spy
  7. sneak
  1. stealth
  2. travelling incognito (traveling)
  3. ninjutsu
  4. ninja
  5. sneak theft

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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blade · sword (刀) · dagger (刀) · drop (丶) · heart (心)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 642

Compound words

彼は息子に忍耐力を身につけさせた。
He equipped his son with the will to persevere.tatoeba
彼はとても忍耐強いから頼りになる。
He can be reliable in that he is very patient.tatoeba

Real voices: how native speakers say it

These sentences were read aloud by real people — native Japanese speakers — for the open Mozilla Common Voice project. Listen to how a phrase sounds in real speech: the intonation, the pace, the way words run together. Two speakers mean two different people read it — compare them.

忍び寄って、なにをすればいいの?
しのびよって、なにをすればいいの?Creeping up—what should I do?
忍耐強さは成功への階段を築く
にんたいつよさはせいこうへのかいだんをきずくPatience builds the stairs to success.
クソすぎて忍耐を鍛えるゲームと言われる始末
くそすぎてにんたいをきたえるげーむといわれるしまつIt's so bad it's called a game that trains patience.

Recordings and sentences: Mozilla Common Voice, CC0

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