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Keyword
ninja
Info
FrequencyTop 1000-1100
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig642
Readings
しの
(46%)
にん
(34%)
す
(1%)
っす
(1%)
Composed of
刃
edge (of a knife or sword)
心
heart
Mnemonic

A ninja sneaks up behind you, placing the edge of his sword against your neck. In that moment your heart stops. You already know it's over for you.

Used in kanji (3 in total)
認
admit
綛
splashed dye pattern
荵
hare's foot fern
Used in vocabulary (110 in total)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
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Examples (50 in total)
He's a ninja.
Nowadays there are no ninjas or samurais in Japan.
I noticed him sneak into the room.
Fear crept into my heart and settled there.
A thief crept in through the window.
I saw a stranger steal into his house.
I caught him trying to sneak out.
Tom is dressed like a ninja.
Tom was the only one who saw Mary sneak into the room.
That was her. She was trying to sneak up on me silently.
Once upon a time, there lived a cruel king.
The city was ruined by the brutal force of nature.
The prisoners were treated with monstrous cruelty.
He could not bear to think of his dog being sold to that cruel man.
The slaughter of the prisoners was a barbarous act.
Tom hid the knife under his pillow.
Translating this material calls for a lot of patience.
The work calls for great patience.
With a little more patience, you could have succeeded.
To master even a single skill requires an extraordinary amount of patience and effort.
In all cases, love is perseverance.
Raising a child demands patience.
Their patience was about to give out.
Patience is sometimes the most effective weapon.
Perseverance is, among other things, necessary for success.
Perseverance, it is often said, is the key to success.
Learning English requires patience.
This sort of work calls for great patience.
Patience is the most beautiful virtue.
Patience is a rare virtue these days.
Old age creeps upon us unnoticed.
Mastering a foreign language involves a lot of patience.
The poor people were at the mercy of the cruel dictator.
This kind of work requires a lot of patience.
What you need is, in a word, patience.
You must have a lot of patience to learn foreign languages.
I have no patience.
Teaching demands a lot of patience.
Patience is essential for a teacher.
We sometimes lack patience with old people.
Nobody is able to succeed without endurance.
This invention was the result of years of patient experiment.
A good teacher must be patient with his pupils.
Dr. Jackson is very patient.
Above all, be patient.
I was surprised by his perseverance.
He was very patient.
Our teacher is patient with us even when we ask silly questions.
I couldn't bear to see such a scene.
Perseverance, as you know, is the key to success.