Shinobi
[ʃɪˈnoʊbi]Meaning
Japanese 忍び, a spy and infiltrator in pre-modern Japan
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Shinobi is a Japanese word for a spy and infiltrator in pre-modern Japan, also given as shinobi no mono. The word is used in English alongside ninja for the same figure.
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