Vocab Info

N1 う-verb (ぶ), Intransitive verb, Transitive verb

忍(しの)ぶto conceal oneself, to hide, to endure

    Dictionary Definition

    1. う-verb (ぶ), Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        to conceal oneself, to hide

    2. う-verb (ぶ), Transitive verb

      1. 2.

        to endure, to bear, to stand, to put up with

    All Forms

    忍ぶ【しのぶ】

    Details

      • し

      • の

      • ぶ

    • Frequency

      Dictionary Top 6,200

    Examples

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    • 物陰(ものかげ)に忍(しの)んで攻撃(こうげき)のチャンスを伺(うかが)う。

      To hide in the shadows, waiting for the right moment to strike.

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    • 大物(おおもの)歌手(かしゅ)が人目(ひとめ)を忍(しの)んで買(か)い物(もの)をしている。

      A famous singer is out shopping, hiding from the public eye.

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    • 僕(ぼく)は不便(ふべん)を忍(しの)んで祖母(そぼ)と田舎(いなか)で暮(く)らしています。

      I've been enduring some inconveniences to live with my grandmother out in the countryside.

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    • これは忍(しの)ぶ恋(こい)だから、周(まわ)りの人(ひと)に悟(さと)られるわけにはいかない。

      It's a hidden love, so no one can find out about us.

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    • 女性(じょせい):「恥(はじ)を忍(しの)んで申(もう)し上(あ)げますが、私(わたし)は中絶(ちゅうぜつ)をしたことがあります。」

      Woman: 'I'll endure the humiliation and just say it. I've had an abortion before.'

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