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    3. 忍

    忍

    忍しの.ぶ

    endure

    N1KMT9Freq #1700Emotions & PsychologyKanji7 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    しの.ぶしの.ばせる

    On'yomi

    ニン

    Nanori

    おし

    endurebearput up withconcealsecretespysneak

    刃心

    刀
    丶
    心

    Stroke 0 / 7

    Speed1.0x

    忿忌感憾志忘惑必忌志心忿

    Alternative forms of this concept

    忄
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    Concepts using this kanji

    忍耐

    endurance

    忍者

    ninja

    残忍

    brutal

    忍ぶ

    to conceal oneself

    忍び込む

    to creep in

    人目を忍ぶ

    to avoid being seen

    忍の一字

    patience is the only way

    中忍

    ninja commander

    世を忍ぶ

    to hide from society

    忍び出る

    to sneak out

    忍容性

    tolerability (e.g. of a drug dose)

    忍び手

    silent clap (done during a funeral or during certain rites at the Ise Grand Shrine)

    忍びの者

    ninja

    見るに忍びない

    (so miserable that it is) painful to look at

    忍び入る

    to steal or sneak or slip into

    無生法忍

    anutpattika-dharma-ksanti (recognition that nothing really arises or perishes)

    受忍限度

    tolerable limit

    忍法

    ninja arts

    残忍性

    brutal (nature)

    下忍

    low-ranking ninja

    上忍

    Ninja clan master

    立忍

    Japanese claw fern (Onychium japonicum)

    忍受

    enduring and accepting

    受忍

    enduring (hardships, inconveniences, etc.)

    忍者戦隊カクレンジャー

    Ninja Sentai Kakuranger (1994-1995 TV series)

    無生忍

    anutpattika-dharma-ksanti (recognition that nothing really arises or perishes)

    深山花忍

    Polemonium caeruleum subsp. yezoense var. nipponicum (variety of Jacob's ladder)

    忍石

    dendrite

    足音を忍ばせて

    with stealthy steps

    忍び足

    stealthy steps

    忍び声

    whispering

    声を忍ばせて

    in a subdued voice

    残忍非情

    utterly callous

    忍術

    ninjutsu

    忍びの術

    art of stealth (i.e. ninjutsu)

    残忍非道

    cruel and inhuman

    花忍

    Polemonium kiushianum (species of Jacob's ladder)

    堅忍持久

    dogged perseverance

    隠忍自重

    (behaving with) patience and prudence

    忍耐力

    fortitude

    忍び音

    whispering

    忍び歩き

    travelling incognito (traveling)

    堅忍不抜

    indomitable perseverance

    忍具

    ninja implement (shuriken, etc.)

    忍苦

    endurance

    忍耐心

    endurance

    抜き足差し足忍び足

    stealthy footsteps

    行者忍辱

    Alpine leek (Allium victorialis var. platyphyllum)

    忍び返し

    bamboo wall-top spikes (or wood, iron)

    忍者屋敷

    ninja house

    忍び寄る

    to creep

    忍従

    submission

    忍耐強い

    persevering

    忍者刀

    ninja sword

    押忍

    hi!

    抜け忍

    runaway ninja

    突抜忍冬

    trumpet honeysuckle

    忍び笑い

    stifled laugh

    忍冬

    Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)

    陽忍

    carrying out operations in the open (of a ninja)

    残忍冷酷

    atrocious and cold-blooded

    堅忍

    perseverance

    恋い忍ぶ

    to live on love

    忍び泣く

    to shed silent tears

    忍び泣き

    quiet weeping

    耐え忍ぶ

    to put up with

    隠忍

    patience

    忍ばせる

    to conceal

    忍びやか

    stealthy

    忍びがたい

    intolerable

    忍

    endurance

    忍びない

    cannot bear (doing)

    お忍び

    travelling incognito (of a person of high rank)

    陰忍

    carrying out covert operations without being seen (of a ninja)

    軒忍

    weeping fern (Lepisorus thunbergianus)

    残忍酷薄

    cruel

    忍び刀

    ninja sword

    忍刀

    Ninja sword

    忍び忍び

    stealthily

    堪忍袋の緒が切れる

    to be out of patience

    恥を忍ぶ

    to abide one's shame

    忍辱

    forbearance (in the face of difficulty, persecution, etc.)

    忍者烏鮫

    ninja lanternshark (Etmopterus benchleyi)

    堪忍

    patience

    御忍び駕籠

    special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito

    ならぬ堪忍するが堪忍

    to endure what is unendurable is true endurance

    忍髷

    shinobu-wake

    堪忍袋

    one's store of patience

    忍び

    stealth

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    • 丶
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    • 心

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    • 隠忍
    • 押忍
    • 堪忍
    • 堪忍袋の緒が切れる
    • 堅忍
    • 堅忍不抜
    • 残忍
    • 恥を忍ぶ
    • 忍ばせる
    • 忍び
    • 忍び寄る
    • 忍び泣く
    • 忍び込む
    • 忍び足
    • 忍ぶ
    • 忍苦
    • 忍者
    • 忍従
    • 忍術
    • 忍耐
    • 忍法
    • 恋い忍ぶ
    • 耐え忍ぶ
    • 忍びやか
    • 堪忍袋
    • 忍び声
    • 忍び泣き
    • 忍耐力
    • 忍耐強い
    • 忍び音
    • 忍び笑い
    • 残忍性
    • 忍び入る
    • 声を忍ばせて
    • 忍びがたい
    • 忍具
    • 陰忍
    • 下忍
    • 忍び刀
    • 上忍
    • 中忍
    • 忍刀
    • 抜け忍
    • 陽忍
    • 隠忍自重
    • 残忍酷薄
    • 堅忍持久
    • 残忍非情
    • 残忍非道
    • 残忍冷酷
    • 忍冬
    • 行者忍辱
    • 忍
    • 人目を忍ぶ
    • 忍びない
    • 軒忍
    • 忍髷
    • 無生法忍
    • 無生忍
    • 忍辱
    • 忍びの術
    • 忍びの者
    • 忍び歩き
    • お忍び
    • 御忍び駕籠
    • 忍び忍び
    • 忍耐心
    • 忍容性
    • 抜き足差し足忍び足
    • 突抜忍冬
    • 見るに忍びない
    • ならぬ堪忍するが堪忍
    • 忍の一字
    • 忍び返し
    • 忍石
    • 忍者屋敷
    • 忍受
    • 忍者烏鮫
    • 立忍
    • 世を忍ぶ
    • 足音を忍ばせて
    • 花忍
    • 深山花忍
    • 忍者刀
    • 忍び手
    • 受忍
    • 忍び出る
    • 受忍限度
    • 忍者戦隊カクレンジャー

    Similar concepts

    • 忿
    • 忌
    • 感
    • 憾
    • 志
    • 忘
    • 惑
    • 必
    • 心

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