忍 耐(にんたい)

にんたい

noun

patience; endurance; perseverance

personality cognition

1. patience; endurance; perseverance

The ability to endure difficulty or hardship without complaining.

忍耐(にんたい)が必要(ひつよう)だ。

Patience is necessary.

忍耐(にんたい)強(づよ)く待(ま)つ。

To wait patiently.

彼女(かのじょ)の忍耐(にんたい)には感心(かんしん)する。

I admire her patience.

忍耐(にんたい) emphasizes enduring hardship with mental strength.

Common patterns

忍耐(にんたい)強(づよ)い: patient, persevering
忍耐(にんたい)力(りょく): perseverance, ability to endure
忍耐(にんたい)の限界(げんかい): limit of one's patience

Similar words

我慢(がまん): patience, self-control (more about suppressing desires)
辛抱(しんぼう): patience, endurance (slightly more casual)
根気(こんき): perseverance (focus on continuing effort)

Related Words

Synonym: 我慢(がまん) (self-control)

Synonym: 辛抱(しんぼう) (patience (casual))

Synonym: 根気(こんき) (perseverance)

Related: 自制(じせい) (self-control)

Compare: 辛抱(しんぼう)する (to be patient)

Related: 美徳(びとく) (virtue, moral excellence)

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Added 2026.1.16 12:29 · Revised 2026.10.15 22:26

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