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忍び (Shinobi) is a term often associated with ninjas of ancient Japan.
忍び really means stealing (into), a spy, a sneaking thief, stealth, or a surreptitious visit to a house of ill repute. However, 忍び is sometimes used to refer to an outcast ninja.
This term was somehow given a better report when various video games, TV series, and even a movie came out with this Shinobi title.
忍び are sometimes Romanized as two words: Shin obi or Shin-obi.
Note: The first character can be written as or .
Here is 1st Corinthians 13:4-8 (just the first sentence of verse 8) in Japanese.
In the familiar NIV, this would read:
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails...
The Japanese text is from the 新改訳聖書 (Shinkaiyaku) or New Japanese Bible. Popular among most Protestant denominations in modern Japan.
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 忍び search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
忍び see styles |
shinobi しのび |
More info & calligraphy: Shinobi / Ninja Outcast |
忍びの者 see styles |
shinobinomono しのびのもの |
More info & calligraphy: Shinobi No Mono |
お忍び see styles |
oshinobi おしのび |
(1) (abbreviation) travelling incognito (traveling); (2) special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito |
御忍び see styles |
oshinobi おしのび |
(1) (abbreviation) travelling incognito (traveling); (2) special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito |
忍び刀 see styles |
shinobigatana しのびがたな |
ninja sword |
忍び声 see styles |
shinobigoe しのびごえ |
whispering |
忍び足 see styles |
shinobiashi しのびあし |
stealthy steps; soft steps |
忍び音 see styles |
shinobine しのびね |
whispering; quiet weeping |
忍びない see styles |
shinobinai しのびない |
(exp,adj-i) (oft. as ...に(は)忍びない) (See 忍ぶ・2) cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do) |
忍びの術 see styles |
shinobinojutsu しのびのじゅつ |
(rare) (See 忍術) art of stealth (i.e. ninjutsu) |
忍びやか see styles |
shinobiyaka しのびやか |
(noun or adjectival noun) stealthy; secret |
忍びよる see styles |
shinobiyoru しのびよる |
(v5r,vi) to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed |
忍び会い see styles |
shinobiai しのびあい |
clandestine meeting (e.g. for lovers); rendezvous; tryst; secret meeting |
忍び入る see styles |
shinobiiru / shinobiru しのびいる |
(v5r,vi) to steal or sneak or slip into |
忍び六具 see styles |
shinobirokugu しのびろくぐ |
(かぎ縄, 編み笠, 石筆, 三尺手ぬぐい, 薬, 打ち竹) the six tools of the ninja |
忍び出し see styles |
shinobidashi しのびだし |
sneaking out; creeping out |
忍び出す see styles |
shinobidasu しのびだす |
(Godan verb with "su" ending) to sneak out; to creep out |
忍び出る see styles |
shinobideru しのびでる |
(v1,vi) to sneak out; to slip out; to slip away; to leave secretly |
忍び寄る see styles |
shinobiyoru しのびよる |
(v5r,vi) to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed |
忍び忍び see styles |
shinobishinobi しのびしのび |
(adverb) (archaism) stealthily |
忍び文字 see styles |
shinobimoji しのびもじ |
Ninja script |
忍び歩き see styles |
shinobiaruki; shinobiariki しのびあるき; しのびありき |
(1) travelling incognito (traveling); (2) (See 忍び足) quiet steps; creeping around |
忍び泣き see styles |
shinobinaki しのびなき |
quiet weeping |
忍び泣く see styles |
shinobinaku しのびなく |
(v5k,vi) to shed silent tears |
忍び笑い see styles |
shinobiwarai しのびわらい |
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering |
忍び込む see styles |
shinobikomu しのびこむ |
(v5m,vi) to creep in; to steal in |
忍び返し see styles |
shinobigaeshi しのびがえし |
bamboo wall-top spikes (or wood, iron); spikes placed at the top of a wall to repel thieves |
忍び逢い see styles |
shinobiai しのびあい |
clandestine meeting (e.g. for lovers); rendezvous; tryst; secret meeting |
忍び難い see styles |
shinobigatai しのびがたい |
(adjective) intolerable; unbearable |
御忍び駕籠 see styles |
oshinobikago おしのびかご |
(hist) special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) |
Shinobi Ninja Outcast | 忍び | shino-bi |
Shinobi No Mono | 忍びの者 | shinobi no mono shinobinomono |
1 Corinthians 13:4-8 | 愛は寛容であり愛は親切ですまた人をねたみません愛は自慢せず高慢になりません礼儀に反することをせず自分の利益を求めず怒らず人のした悪を思わず不正を喜ばずに真理を喜びますすべてをがまんしすべてを信じすべてを期待しすべてを耐え忍びます愛は決して絶えることがありません | ai wa kan youdeari ai wa shinsetsudesu mata hito o netamimasen ai wa jiman sezu kouman ni narimasen reigi ni hansuru koto o sezu jibun no rieki o motomezu okorazu hito no shita aku o omowazu fusei o yorokobazu ni shinri o yorokobimasu subete o gaman shi s ai wa kan yodeari ai wa shinsetsudesu mata hito o netamimasen ai wa jiman sezu koman ni narimasen reigi ni hansuru koto o sezu jibun no rieki o motomezu okorazu hito no shita aku o omowazu fusei o yorokobazu ni shinri o yorokobimasu subete o gaman shi s |
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When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
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We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
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