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N3Kanji

忍

endure, stealth

Readings

On
ニン
Kun
しの(ぶ)

Examples

忍ぶ（しのぶ）、忍者（にんじゃ）、忍耐（にんたい）

to endure, ninja, patience

Note

On-reading (ニン) is used in compounds; kun-reading (しの(ぶ)) is used standalone or with okurigana. Appears in many compounds — memorize the key ones rather than the kanji in isolation. This kanji forms verbs/adjectives with okurigana. Practice both the word form and compound forms.

Questions that use this word

N2 4

From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.

  • N2N2 読解

    「待てる力」は、単なる忍耐力ではなく、物事の深さを理解する力でもある。

    Answer: スマートフォンの普及によって「待つ」能力が低下している

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