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忍

endure
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingニン
Kun readingしの.ぶ、しの.ばせる
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

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. to conceal oneself
  2. to hide
  3. to endure
  4. to bear
  5. to stand

Radicals and components

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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

残忍ざんにん
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
忍ぶしのぶ
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
忍者にんじゃ
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
忍耐にんたい
endurance; perseverance; patience
隠忍いんにん
patience
押忍おっす
hi!
勘忍かんにん
patience
堪忍かんにん
patience
堅忍けんにん
perseverance
惨忍ざんにん
brutal
忍刀にんとう
Ninja sword
忍髷しのぶわげ
shinobu-wake
隱忍いんにん
patience
忍ぶ髷しのぶわげ
shinobu-wake
堅忍不抜けんにんふばつ
indomitable perseverance
耐え忍ぶたえしのぶ
to put up with
恋い忍ぶこいしのぶ
to live on love
御忍び駕籠おしのびかご
special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
堪忍袋の緒が切れるかんにんぶくろのおがきれる
to be out of patience

Additional Examples

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

Stroke Order

7 strokes

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