Onyomi: シン · Kunyomi: - · Meanings: faith, fidelity, trust, truth
Kanji for faith, fidelity, trust, truth
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信 is formed from 亻, meaning “person,” on the left, and 言, meaning “speech” or “words,” on the right. The person element refers to people, while the speech element refers to what is said. Together, they express the idea that a person’s words can be trusted. From this idea, 信 came to mean trust, belief, confidence, or faith.
信 shows a person and their words, meaning trust or belief.
信 is used when someone’s words are reliable and can be trusted. If a person says something and you believe it, that trust is 信. Remember 信 as trusting what a person says.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 信 | しん | honesty, sincerity, fidelity | common Noun |
| 信頼 | しんらい | trust (in), confidence, faith, reliance | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 信号 | しんごう | signal, signalling, signaling | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 信仰 | しんこう | (religious) faith, belief, creed | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 信用 | しんよう | confidence, trust, faith, reputation | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 信じる | しんじる | to believe, to believe in, to place trust in, to confide in, to have faith in | common JLPT-N3 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 信ずる | しんずる | to believe, to believe in, to place trust in, to confide in, to have faith in | common JLPT-N2 Ichidan verb - zuru verb (alternative form of -jiru verbs), Transitive verb |
| 信者 | しんじゃ | believer, adherent, devotee, follower | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 信念 | しんねん | belief, faith, conviction | common Noun |
| 信条 | しんじょう | creed, belief, conviction, article of faith | common Noun |