下忍

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term
しも
Grade: 1
おし
Grade: S
kun’yomi

(しも) (shimo, lower) + 名乗り (nanori, name reading) of (おし) (oshi).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: しも‧おし

Proper noun[edit]

(しも)(おし) (Shimooshi

  1. A place name; especially, the name of two villages in Saitama Prefecture.

Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
にん
Grade: S
on’yomi

Likely a clipping of compound ()(にん) (genin, low-ranked person) + (にん)(じゃ) (ninja, ninja). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “First attested in Naruto?”)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

()(にん) (genin

  1. (manga, slang) low-ranking ninja

See also[edit]