下忍

Japanese

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

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɕimo̞o̞ɕi]
  • Hyphenation: しも‧おし

Proper noun

下(しも)忍(おし) • (Shimooshi) 

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

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
下 忍
げ
Grade: 1		 にん
Grade: S
on’yomi

Likely a clipping of compound 下(げ)人(にん) (genin, “low-ranked person”) + 忍(にん)者(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
  • IPA(key): [ɡe̞ɲ̟ĩɴ]

Noun

下(げ)忍(にん) • (genin) 

  1. (manga, slang) low-ranking ninja

See also
  • 中(ちゅう)忍(にん) (chūnin)
  • 上(じょう)忍(にん) (jōnin)
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