NichiDict

忍び

しのび
[shinobi]

Meanings

1.Noun

stealth

2.Noun

travelling incognito (traveling)

3.Noun

ninjutsu

4.Noun

ninja

5.Noun

sneak theft; sneak thief

6.Noun

tolerance

Examples

忍びのような足音で近づいてきた。

He approached with steps as silent as a ninja's.

忍びの術を使って城内に潜入した。

He used ninja techniques to infiltrate the castle.

その間諜は忍びとして各地に潜伏しながら情報を集めた。

The spy gathered intelligence by hiding in various places as a covert agent.