Kanji 忍 endure, bear, put up with Related words 忍耐 is the modern, everyday noun for endurance or perseverance, while 忍 is its archaic single-character form found mainly in classical texts or compounds.
我慢 is the common, casual word for putting up with something, whereas 忍 is a formal, archaic term for the same idea of patience.
Word family· 26 endurance; perseverance; patience
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless
ninja arts; ninjutsu techniques
ninjutsu; ninja techniques
patience; forbearance; endurance · forgiveness; pardon
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ninja
highest-ranking ninja; ninja clan master
low-ranking ninja
chūnin; mid-level ninja; ninja commander
perseverance; steadfast endurance
ninja tool; ninja implement
ninja sword
endurance and acceptance; submission
submission; resignation; patient endurance
endurance; stoicism; patient suffering
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Etymology The kanji 忍 has long been associated with endurance and forbearance. The reading にん is the on'yomi, and this single-character noun usage is archaic.
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