Word Meaning 忍び返し

しのびがえし shinobigaeshi

忍び返し is read as しのびがえし (shinobigaeshi) and means bamboo wall-top spikes (or wood, iron).

Meaning

English

bamboo wall-top spikes (or wood, iron)
spikes placed at the top of a wall to repel thieves

Reading

Kana

しのびがえし

Romaji

shinobigaeshi

Writing Variants

忍返し しのびがえし shinobigaeshi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 136512 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