Word Meaning 忍び

しのび shinobi

忍び is read as しのび (shinobi) and means ninja.

Meaning

English

  1. ninja
  2. ninjutsu
  3. stealth
  4. tolerance
  5. travelling incognito (traveling)
  6. sneak theft
  7. sneak thief

Reading

Kana

しのび

Romaji

shinobi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 24477 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

忍耐

にんたい

endurance

忍ぶ

しのぶ

to conceal oneself

忍者

にんじゃ

ninja

忍び込む

しのびこむ

to creep in

忍び寄る

しのびよる

to creep

忍容性

にんようせい

tolerability (e.g. of a drug dose)

忍の一字

にんのいちじ

patience is the only way

忍会

しのびあい

clandestine meeting (e.g. for lovers)

忍び出る

しのびでる

to sneak out

忍び入る

しのびいる

to steal or sneak or slip into

忍法

にんぽう

ninja arts

忍受

にんじゅ

enduring and accepting

Example Sentences

10

どろぼうがまどからしのびこんだ。

The thief sneaked in through the window.

かのじょはしのびわらいをもらした。

She let out a stifled laugh.

しのびあしでへやをでた。

I left the room stealthily.

A thief crept in through the window.

Old age creeps upon us unnoticed.

Tom closed the door quietly and tiptoed into the room.

Tom was the only one who saw Mary sneak into the room.

That was her. She was trying to creep up on me unnoticed.

That was her. She was trying to creep up on me unnoticed.

Tom was the only one who saw Mary sneak into the room.