Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
しの
Grade: S
もの
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
忍びの者 (kyūjitai)
忍の者

Etymology edit

Compound phrase comprised of 忍び (shinobi, sneaking, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, continuative or stem form) of verb 忍ぶ (shinobu, to endure, to bear; to hide, to conceal oneself; to sneak into or out of a place)) +‎ (no, possessive particle) +‎ (mono, person). Literally a “sneaking person, person of sneaking”.[1][2][3][4]

First cited to a text from 1689.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) のびのもの [shìnóbí nó mónóꜜ] (Odaka – [6])[3][4]
  • IPA(key): [ɕino̞bʲi no̞ mo̞no̞]

Noun edit

(しの)(もの) (shinobi no mono

  1. [from 1689] (historical) a person trained in the art of stealth, acting as a spy, saboteur, and/or assassin

Derived terms edit

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References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 忍の者”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. ^ 忍びの者”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997) 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN