陽よう忍にん

noun

open operations (of a ninja)

Refers to ninja activities conducted openly, in contrast to 陰忍 (いんにん) which denotes covert operations. This is a specialized historical term.

See also: 陰忍

• 陽よう忍にんは、表おもて向むきの活かつ動どうで敵てきを欺あざむく忍にん術じゅつの一いっ種しゅだ。

  Yōnin is a type of ninjutsu that deceives the enemy through overt activities.

• 忍にん者じゃは時ときに陽よう忍にんとして商しょう人にんに扮ふんし、情じょう報ほうを集あつめた。

  Ninjas sometimes disguised themselves as merchants as part of yōnin to gather information.