The kanji 忍: meaning, readings and stroke order
忍
- Meaning
- endure, sneak
- On reading
- ニン nin
- Kun reading
- しの(ぶ) shinobu、しの(ばせる) shinobaseru
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 心 heart
- Level
- Level 9 · senior high school
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- chịu đựng, lén lút (nhẫn)
- Japanese
- がまんする。ひとに しられないように する。
- Korean
- 참다, 몰래 하다 (인)
- Chinese
- 忍耐、偷偷地
Readings, words and example sentences
ニン nin · on reading · less common
忍者
ninja
忍者の 出て くる 物語です。
This is a story with ninjas in it.
しの(ぶ) shinobu · kun reading · less common
忍ぶ
to bear, to stand (to see)
見るに 忍びません。
I can't bear to look.
しの(ばせる) shinobaseru · kun reading · less common
忍ばせる
to muffle, to keep quiet or hidden
足音を 忍ばせて 歩きます。
I walk softly so no one hears my footsteps.
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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.