Japanese symbol for “ninja”
忍者
にんじゃ
Romaji: ninja
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
In Japanese, ninja is 忍者, read にんじゃ (ninja).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “ninja”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 草 | くさ kusa | ninja |
| 忍び | しのび shinobi | ninja |
| 忍びの者 | しのびのもの shinobinomono | ninja |
| 透破 | とっぱ toppa | ninja |
| 軒猿 | のきざる nokizaru | ninja (esp. those serving the Uesugi clan during the Sengoku period) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 忍耐 | にんたい nintai | endurance; perseverance; patience |
| 残忍 | ざんにん zannin | brutal; cruel; merciless |
| 忍ぶ | しのぶ shinobu | to conceal oneself; to hide |
| 忍び | しのび shinobi | stealth |
| 忍び込む | しのびこむ shinobikomu | to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in |
| 患者 | かんじゃ kanja | patient |
| 記者 | きしゃ kisha | reporter; journalist |
| 業者 | ぎょうしゃ gyousha | trader; dealer; businessperson |
See also: Chinese symbol for “ninja”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.