忍従

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 忍従 is read as にんじゅう and means submission or endurance.
• Basic usage: It describes submission to unreasonable demands or prolonged endurance from which people eventually rise.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Rejecting submission to unfair orders
  • 忍従: We should not regard submission to unreasonable orders as a virtue. Example: 理不尽な命令への忍従を美徳にしてはならない。
• Rising after prolonged endurance
  • 忍従: The novel depicts people rising up after years of silent endurance. Example: 小説は長い忍従から立ち上がる人々を描いた。