忍びの者

Japanese

Kanji in this term
忍	者
しの Grade: S	もの Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
(kyūjitai) 忍の者

Etymology

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”)) +‎ の (no, possessive particle) +‎ 者 (mono, “person”). Literally a “sneaking person, person of sneaking”.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

First cited to a text from 1689.^[1]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

忍(しの)びの者(もの) • (shinobi no mono)

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

Derived terms

忍者(にんじゃ) (ninja)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 “忍の者”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
^ “忍びの者”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^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, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[KDJ2-1] 1.0 ^1.1 “忍の者”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006

[DDJS-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

[DJR-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK5-4] 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, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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