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Secondary schoolJLPT N1

endure, bear, put up with, conceal, secrete, spy, sneak

7 strokes · frequency rank #1700

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ニン
Kun
しの.ぶ、しの.ばせる

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Common words

  1. しのぶto conceal oneself; to hide1
    • Taro had to eat dirt and resigned.

  2. にんたいendurance; perseverance; patience2
    • I wondered at his perseverance.

    • His patience is worn out.

    • Patience is the most beautiful virtue.

  3. しのびstealth3
  4. にんじゃninja4
    • Let's make believe we're ninjas.

    • Kamui no Ken was a sort of samurai/ninja story set during the transition of the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate and the re-establishment of Japan under the Emperor Meiji in 1868.

  5. ざんにんbrutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless5
    • Once upon a time, there lived a cruel king.

    • The slaughter of the prisoners was a barbarous act.

    • Sharks are infamous for their bloodthirsty natures.

  6. かんにんぶくろone's store of patience6
  7. しのびよるto creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed7
    • Old age creeps upon us unnoticed.

    • The cat crept toward the bird.

    • Sleep stole over us.

  8. しのびこむto creep in; to steal in; to sneak in8
    • I noticed him sneak into the room.

    • I steal into the house.

    • A thief crept in through the window.

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