Word Meaning 忍びない

しのびない shinobinai

忍びない is read as しのびない (shinobinai) and means cannot bring oneself (to do).

Meaning

English

cannot bring oneself (to do)
unable to bear (e.g. seeing)

Reading

Kana

しのびない

Romaji

shinobinai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 138267 Priority V

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

忍び

しのび

ninja

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

忍び出る

しのびでる

to sneak out

忍び手

しのびで

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

忍び入る

しのびいる

to steal or sneak or slip into

忍法

にんぽう

ninja arts

Example Sentences

メアリーは、かわいい動物の形のチョコレートは食べるに忍びないのでもう渡さないでほしいとトムにお願いした。

Mary can't bring herself to eat chocolates in the shape of cute animals, so she asked Tom not to give her any anymore.