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信頼 (しんらい, shinrai) Japanese meaning: trust | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Conjugation 信頼する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 信しん 頼らい する 信しん 頼らい しない Polite 信しん 頼らい します 信しん 頼らい しません Past polite 信しん 頼らい しました 信しん 頼らい しませんでした Past 信しん 頼らい した 信しん 頼らい しなかった Te-form 信しん 頼らい して 信しん 頼らい しないで Desire 信しん 頼らい したい 信しん 頼らい したくない Potential 信しん 頼らい できる 信しん 頼らい できない Passive 信しん 頼らい される 信しん 頼らい されない Causative 信しん 頼らい させる 信しん 頼らい させない Causative passive 信しん 頼らい させられる 信しん 頼らい させられない Volitional 信しん 頼らい しよう Polite volitional 信しん 頼らい しましょう Imperative 信しん 頼らい しろ 信しん 頼らい するな Conditional 信しん 頼らい すれば 信しん 頼らい しなければ Tara conditional 信しん 頼らい したら 信しん 頼らい しなかったら
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彼かれ は 上じょう 司し から 深ふか く 信しん 頼らい さ れ て いる 。
He is deeply trusted by his boss.
The reliability of this data is high.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 を 信しん 頼らい する to trust someone
He is trusted by everyone on the team.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 信しん 頼らい を 得え る to earn someone's trust
The new employee worked hard to earn his boss's trust.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 信しん 頼らい を 失うしな う to lose someone's trust
Telling one lie can cause you to lose someone's trust.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 信しん 頼らい を 裏うら 切ぎ る to betray someone's trust
He ended up betraying his friend's trust.
Expressions 信しん 頼らい の 原げん 則そく principle of reliance; rule of reliance on reasonable conduct Related words· 11 信用 focuses on believing someone or something is reliable based on evidence or reputation, while 信頼 conveys a deeper, ongoing emotional trust in a person or thing.
頼り is a casual, everyday word for something to lean on or rely on, whereas 信頼 is more formal and implies an established, deeper trust.
信頼する implies a deeper, deliberate trust based on someone's reliability or track record, while 信じる can refer to simple belief or faith without that background.
信頼 is the act or feeling of trusting someone or something, while 信頼性 is the measurable quality of being reliable.
Show 7 more 信頼 is the common everyday noun/する-verb for trusting someone or something, while 信 alone is a shorter, more formal or literary word for the same idea.
信頼 is a broad term for trusting or relying on a person or thing, while 信憑 narrowly concerns how believable a statement or piece of evidence is.
信頼 is trust in someone's character or ability, while 頼み in this sense is simply depending on someone for help.
信頼 stresses personal reliance on someone's trustworthiness, whereas 信任 focuses on formally entrusting authority or responsibility.
Opposites 不信 means distrust or lack of faith, the direct opposite of 信頼's trust or confidence.
信頼 means trust or confidence in someone, the opposite state of mind from 疑心, which is suspicion or doubt.
信頼 is trust or reliance placed in someone, contrasting with 疑い, which is the suspicion that undermines such trust.
Don't confuse with 過信 means to trust too much or overestimate someone's ability, while 信頼 is simply trust without the negative implication of excess.
信頼 means personal trust or reliance between people, whereas トラスト is a business/legal term for a corporate or financial trust, so the two should not be swapped despite sharing the English gloss 'trust'.
信頼 means trust or confidence in a person's character or ability, whereas 信託 is a legal/financial act of entrusting property or rights, not a feeling.
信頼 is reliance or trust placed in another person, whereas 信念 is a belief held within oneself, not about trusting others.
Word family· 11 reliability; credibility; confidence level
reliability; credibility; trustworthiness
feeling of trust; sense of trust
Etymology Compound of 信 (しん, 'trust, believe') and 頼 (らい, 'rely, request'). The combination conveys a sense of trusting and depending on someone or something.
信頼する focuses on trusting someone's character or ability, whereas 頼る is about actively seeking their help or support.
信頼 is trust or reliance on someone's character or ability, not necessarily ideological belief like 信奉.
信頼する means to trust someone in a general emotional or relational sense, while 見込む specifically implies trusting someone's ability to succeed at a task.
Show 5 more restoration of trust; rebuilding trust; winning back trust
trust building; confidence building
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relationship
confidence limit
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