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信を置く (しんをおく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

信しんを置おく

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-ku)

put one's trust in; trust

A somewhat formal or literary expression meaning to place confidence in someone or something.

彼かれは部ぶ下かに全ぜん幅ぷくの信しんを置おいている。
He places his full trust in his subordinates.
この計けい画かくには信しんを置おけない

。

I cannot put my trust in this plan.

Kanji

信faith, truth, fidelity
置placement, put, set

Similar words

信しん頼らいする
信頼する is the common, everyday verb for 'to trust'. 信を置く is more literary and emphasizes the act of placing trust.

Etymology

A set phrase combining 信 (trust, faith) with 置く (to place). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a pattern of using 置く to mean 'to place' abstract concepts.