Beautiful Japanese Word of the Day #12
忍涙 (Shinobi Namida)
"Shinobi Namida refers to tears that a person sheds alone without showing anyone"
忍 (shinobi/nin) can mean ninja, to endure or stealth
涙 (namida) means tears
忍涙 can also be read as “Ninrui” which means to hold in one’s tears.
Writer’s note: I realized that Shinobi is a combination of 刀 (sword) and 心 (heart). That’s kind of cool.