Entry
  1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

    to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed

    老齢は気づかぬうちに我々に忍び寄る。
    Old age creeps upon us unnoticed.

Also written 忍びよる【しのびよる】しのび寄る【しのびよる】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

endure, bear, put up with, conceal, secrete, spy, sneak

Kun
しの.ぶしの.ばせる
On
ニン
Strokes
7
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1700 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 44

Built from

Used in names as

おし

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-3-4SKIP code
4k3.3The Kanji Dictionary
1733.2Four corner code
3558deroo
5fcdUnicode hex code
1-39-06JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1648Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1787New Nelson (John Haig)
2212New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2750Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1407Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1899Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
597Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
642Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1373A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
463Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1060Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10312PMorohashi
1677A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1414Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1503Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1288Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1122Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1775Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
771Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
604Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ren3Pinyin reading
inKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
44WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward

Kun
よ.る-よ.りよ.せる
On
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
673 of 2500
Radical
roof
WaniKani
Level 29

Built from

Used in names as

よせよりよろ

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-3-8SKIP code
3m8.8The Kanji Dictionary
3062.1Four corner code
749deroo
5bc4Unicode hex code
1-20-83JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1318Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1345New Nelson (John Haig)
2291New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2856Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1473Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1983Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
192Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
204Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
545A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1525Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
692Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7203Morohashi
642A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1361Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1445Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
576sakade
471Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
671henshall3
727Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1120Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
486Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
196Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ji4Pinyin reading
giKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
29WaniKani level