下忍

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
下	忍
しも Grade: 1	おし Grade: S
kun'yomi

下(しも) (shimo, “lower”) + 名乗り (nanori, “name reading”) of 忍(おし) (oshi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕimo̞o̞ɕi]

• Hyphenation: しも‧おし

Proper noun

下(しも)忍(おし) • (Shimooshi) 

1. A place name; especially, the name of two villages in Saitama Prefecture.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
下	忍
げ Grade: 1	にん Grade: S
on'yomi

Likely a clipping of compound 下(げ)人(にん) (genin, “low-ranked person”) + 忍(にん)者(じゃ) (ninja, “ninja”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “First attested in Naruto?”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡe̞ɲ̟ĩɴ]

Noun

下(げ)忍(にん) • (genin) 

1. (manga, slang) low-ranking ninja

See also

• 中(ちゅう)忍(にん) (chūnin)
• 上(じょう)忍(にん) (jōnin)