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平信 (へいしん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

平へい信しん

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Meanings

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noun

peaceful news; news of peace

Refers to news or a message that conveys peace, often in a formal or literary context.

戦せん争そうが終おわったという平へい信しんが届とどいた。
Peaceful news arrived that the war had ended.
彼かれからの手て紙がみは平へい信しんをもたらした。
His letter brought news of peace.

Kanji

平even, flat, peace
信faith, truth, fidelity

Etymology

Compound of 平 (へい, 'peace') and 信 (しん, 'news' or 'message'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from its components.