Word Meaning 忍び寄る

しのびよる shinobiyoru

忍び寄る is read as しのびよる (shinobiyoru) and means to creep.

Meaning

English

to creep
to steal up
to draw near unnoticed

Reading

Kana

しのびよる

Romaji

shinobiyoru

Writing Variants

しのび寄る しのびよる shinobiyoru
忍びよる しのびよる shinobiyoru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 24119 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

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

忍び手

しのびで

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

忍法

にんぽう

ninja arts

忍受

にんじゅ

enduring and accepting

Example Sentences

老齢は気づかぬうちに我々に忍び寄る。

Old age creeps upon us unnoticed.