Refers to integrity, good faith, or faithfulness to another person or promise. As a standalone noun, 信 is formal and often appears in set or elevated phrasing.
He earned his clients' trust through his sincere work.
In business, integrity comes first.
He remained faithful to his friend to the end.
Used for the trust or confidence placed in a person, government, statement, judgment, and similar things. Common collocations include 信を置く, 信を得る, and 信を失う.
The government lost the people's trust.
I have confidence in his judgment.
religious faith; devotion
Religious use meaning faith or devotion toward a deity, Buddha, doctrine, or religious path. In everyday modern Japanese, 信仰 or 信心 is often more explicit.
Through religious practice, he deepened his faith in the Buddha.
counter for received messages
Rare counter use for received messages such as telegrams or correspondence. It is much less ordinary than counters such as 通 in modern Japanese.
In old records, you may see counting such as 'receive one telegram.'
That remark cost him the public's trust.
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.
信用 is the ordinary word for trust or credit (as in credit history or believing someone), whereas 信 is a terser, more formal alternative used in set phrases like 信を得る.
誠実 describes a person's sincere, honest character, while 信 can refer either to that same quality of good faith or to the trust it earns from others.
信仰 is the usual explicit word for religious faith or belief, while 信 in this sense is a more compact, formal way of saying the same thing.
信 (trust, good faith) and 真 (truth, genuineness) share the same reading しん but refer to different abstract qualities, so learners can mix them up in compounds.
distribution; broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
believe; trust; have faith in
correspondence; communication · transmission; signal; telecommunications · news dispatch; report; news
trust; confidence; faith; reliance
trust; confidence; faith; reputation · credit (financial)
A Sino-Japanese noun and bound element read しん, written with 信 and conventionally associated with sincerity, trust, and faith. No detailed historical derivation is specified.
transmission; dispatch; sending · sharing (thoughts, opinions); informing; telling
faith; belief; creed
conviction; firm belief; confidence
reply; answer
believe; trust; have faith in
believer; follower; adherent · fanatic; superfan; fanboy
belief; faith; conviction
trust; entrusting; leaving in someone's trust
distrust; mistrust; disbelief; loss of confidence · insincerity; bad faith; breach of trust · impiety; faithlessness; lack of religious faith
incoming call; incoming message; arrival of mail
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
faith; belief; piety; devotion
telecommunications; correspondence; communication
belief; faith; adherence
trust; credibility; credence
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
believer; follower; layperson
superstition; superstitious belief
trust; confidence; credence
correspondence; news; letter; tidings
overconfidence; excessive trust; overestimation