忍者 (rěnzhě) · ninja

Meanings

1 ninja

Characters

忍

rěn

to endure; to conceal

者

zhě

person

Examples

HSK 4

很多孩子小时候都想当忍者。

Hěnduō háizi xiǎoshíhou dōu xiǎng dāng rěnzhě.

Lots of kids want to be ninjas when they're little.

HSK 7-9

历史上真实的忍者，主要工作是打探情报。

Lìshǐ shàng zhēnshí de rěnzhě, zhǔyào gōngzuò shì dǎtàn qíngbào.

The real ninja of history mainly worked at gathering intelligence.

Tips

history

Borrowed from Japanese, which writes ninja with the same two characters: 忍 'to endure; to hold back' and 者 'person'.

In Pop Culture

火影忍者 Huǒyǐng Rěnzhě

Naruto

Masashi Kishimoto's manga and anime (1999-2014) about a young ninja who dreams of leading his village.

Stroke Order

忍 rěn

者 zhě

Related Words

忍者神龟 Rěnzhě shénguī

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the American comic, cartoon and film franchise begun in 1984 / a Ninja Turtle, one of the four turtle heroes of the franchise

忍不住 rěnbuzhù #4,573

cannot help (doing something) / unable to bear; unable to hold back

忍 rěn HSK 5 #2,335

to bear; to endure; to tolerate / to hold back; to restrain

忍受 rěnshòu HSK 6 #2,093

to bear; to endure / to put up with; to tolerate

火影忍者 Huǒyǐng Rěnzhě

Naruto (Japanese manga and anime series)

容忍 róngrěn HSK 7-9 #4,248

to tolerate / to put up with

忍耐 rěnnài HSK 7-9 #7,782

to endure / to exercise patience / to restrain oneself

忍饥挨饿 rěnjī-ái'è

to endure hunger / to go hungry

两者 liǎngzhě #4,432

both / the two / both parties

探索者 tànsuǒzhě #4,431

explorer / seeker