JLPT N1 · 7 strokes
Kanji 忍: "endure, bear, put up with"
The kanji 忍 means "endure, bear, put up with, conceal, secrete, spy". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ニン in on'yomi and しの.ぶ, しの.ばせる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ニン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
しの.ぶしの.ばせる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | endure, bear, put up with, conceal, secrete, spy |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1700 of 2,501 |
Common words with 忍
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 忍び込むto creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
- 忍者ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
- 忍ぶto conceal oneself; to hide · to endure; to bear; to stand; to put up with
- 忍squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii) · Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern)
- 忍ばせるto conceal; to hide
- 忍び寄るto creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
- 残忍brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless
- お忍びtravelling incognito (of a person of high rank) · special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
- 忍びないcannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
- 忍耐endurance; perseverance; patience
- 押忍hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude! · yessir!; understood!
- 堪忍patience; forbearance; endurance; tolerance · forgiveness; pardon
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