Kanji

信

信

faith, truth, fidelity, trust

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

人部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シン

Nanori (Name Reading)

あき, あきら, こと, さだ, さね, しげ, しの, ただ, ちか, とき, とし, のぶ, のぶる, まこと, まさ, みち

Common Readings

シン

Example sentences

信じる しんじる
自分を信じることが一番大切だ。

Believing in yourself is the most important thing.

確か たしか
確かな証拠がなければ、信じられない。

If there is no certain evidence, I can't believe it.

自信 じしん
彼は自分の才能に強い自信を持っている。

He has strong confidence in his own abilities.

失う うしなう
彼は職を失い、自信も失った。

He lost his job and also lost his self-confidence.

信用 しんよう
彼は嘘をつかないので、みんなに信用されています。

He is trusted by everyone because he does not tell lies.

ところから ところから
彼はいつも遅刻するところから、信用されていない。

Because he always comes late, he is not trusted.

信頼 しんらい
信頼を築くには長い時間がかかる。

It takes a long time to build trust.

関係 かんけい
二人の間には、長年にわたる信頼関係が築かれている。

A relationship of trust built over many years exists between the two.

確信 かくしん
彼は自分の成功を確信しているようだった。

He seemed to be convinced of his own success.

高笑い たかわらい
彼は勝利を確信して、不敵に高笑いした。

Confident of victory, he let out a fearless, loud laugh.

Example Vocabulary

信じる

しんじる

to believe; to trust

自信

じしん

confidence; self-confidence

信用

しんよう

trust; confidence; credit

信頼

しんらい

trust; reliance; confidence

確信

かくしん

conviction; confidence; certainty

通信

つうしん

communication; correspondence; transmission

信仰

しんこう

faith; belief; religious devotion

信念

しんねん

belief; conviction; faith

着信音

ちゃくしんおん

ringtone

信号

しんごう

traffic light; signal; sign

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