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信

faith, truth, fidelity, trust

JLPTN3StatusJōyō · grade 4FrequencyTop 500Strokes9

Readings

On'yomi

  • シン

Kun'yomi

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Nanori

  • し
  • しが
  • しな
  • しの

Meaning

信 centers on a bond of reliability between people: faith, trust, and fidelity. Truth is the foundation that makes that bond possible.

Most common words using 信

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  • 配信はいしん
    N1

    distribution (of information, news, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming (over the Internet)

  • 信ずるしんずる
    N2

    to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

  • 通信つうしん
    N3

    correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications

  • 信頼しんらい
    N3

    trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance

  • 信用しんよう
    N3

    confidence; trust; faith; reputation

  • 自信じしん
    N3

    self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

  • 信号しんごう
    N4

    signal; signalling; signaling

  • 送信そうしん
    N3

    transmission; sending

  • 受信じゅしん
    N3

    receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)

  • 発信はっしん
    N1

    dispatch; despatch; transmission; submission

  • 信仰しんこう
    N3

    (religious) faith; belief; creed

  • 確信かくしん
    N1

    conviction; belief; confidence

  • 返信へんしん
    N3

    reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer

  • 信じるしんじる
    N4

    to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

  • 信しん

    honesty; sincerity; fidelity

  • 信者しんじゃ
    N1

    believer; adherent; devotee; follower

  • 信念しんねん
    N1

    belief; faith; conviction

  • 信託しんたく

    trust; entrusting; leaving in someone's trust

  • 不信ふしん
    N1

    distrust; mistrust; disbelief; discredit

  • 信条しんじょう

    creed; belief; conviction; article of faith

  • 交信こうしん

    telecommunications; correspondence

  • 信奉しんぽう

    belief; faith; adherence; espousal

  • 信用金庫しんようきんこ

    credit union

  • 信徒しんと
    N3

    layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity

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Etymology

信 combines 亻 (person) and 言 (words), suggesting that a person's words are the basis of trust and truth.

Meaning mnemonic

A person 亻 standing by their words 言 creates trust. When someone's words are reliable, you have faith in them.

Reading mnemonic

For シン, imagine a person whose words are so true that they feel like a trusted shinobi (しのび) confidant: shinobi -> シン, and that trust is unbreakable.