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The most consistent term in the historical record appears to be {{m|ja|忍び|tr=shinobi||sneaking, hiding}}, the {{m|ja|連用形|tr=ren'yōkei||continuative or stem form}} of verb {{m|ja|忍ぶ|tr=shinobu||to endure, to bear; to hide, to conceal oneself; to sneak into or out of a place}}. This in turn was extended into {{m|ja|忍びの者|tr=shinobi no mono||sneaking person, person of sneaking}}.<ref name="KDJ">{{R:Kokugo Dai Jiten}}</ref><ref name="DJR">{{R:Daijirin}}</ref>
The most consistent term in the historical record appears to be {{m|ja|忍び|tr=shinobi||sneaking, hiding}}, the {{m|ja|連用形|tr=ren'yōkei||continuative or stem form}} of verb {{m|ja|忍ぶ|tr=shinobu||to endure, to bear; to hide, to conceal oneself; to sneak into or out of a place}}. This in turn was extended into {{m|ja|忍びの者|tr=shinobi no mono||sneaking person, person of sneaking}}.<ref name="KDJ">{{R:Kokugo Dai Jiten}}</ref><ref name="DJR">{{R:Daijirin}}</ref>


{{rfv-etymology|ja}} The term ''ninja'' may have arisen as a shift in reading of the ''{{l|en|kun'yomi}}'' phrase {{m|ja|忍びの者|tr=shinobi no mono}}, omitting the {{l|en|hiragana}} and applying the ''{{l|en|on'yomi}}'' to the kanji alone to create a kanji-compound term. This ''ninja'' reading became more common in Japanese after {{l|en|World War Two}} due to a number of popular {{l|en|manga}} series.
{{rfv-etymology|ja}} The term ''ninja'' may have arisen as a shift in reading of the ''{{l|en|kun'yomi}}'' phrase {{m|ja|忍びの者|tr=shinobi no mono}}, omitting the {{l|en|hiragana}} and applying the ''{{l|en|on'yomi}}'' to the kanji alone to create a kanji-compound term.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===

Revision as of 21:30, 12 January 2018

Chinese

to bear; to endure; to tolerate ‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does something)
trad. (忍者) 忍 者
simp. #(忍者) 忍 者
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Pronunciation

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 忍者

  1. (historical, Japan) a covert agent or mercenary in feudal Japan
  2. a person trained primarily in stealth, espionage, assassination

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Japanese

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忍者 (ninja): a woodblock print of a ninja from the Hokusai Manga, published in 1814.
Kanji in this term
忍 者
にん
Grade: S 		しゃ > じゃ
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
忍者 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Uncertain.

The most consistent term in the historical record appears to be 忍び (shinobi, “sneaking, hiding”), 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”). This in turn was extended into 忍びの者 (shinobi no mono, “sneaking person, person of sneaking”).[1][2]

Template:rfv-etymology The term ninja may have arisen as a shift in reading of the kun'yomi phrase 忍びの者 (shinobi no mono), omitting the hiragana and applying the on'yomi to the kanji alone to create a kanji-compound term.

Pronunciation

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Noun

忍(にん)者(じゃ) • (ninja) 

  1. a ninja (person trained in stealth, espionage, assassination and ninjutsu)
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Descendants

  • → Cantonese: 忍者 (jan2 ze2)
  • → Danish: ninja
  • → English: ninja
  • → French: ninja
  • → German: Ninja
  • → Korean: 닌자 (ninja)
  • → Mandarin: 忍者 (rěnzhě)
  • → Russian: ни́ндзя (níndzja)

See also

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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