Common word› JLPT N4 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 信じる · ichidan verb
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 信しん じる 信しん じない Polite 信しん じます 信しん じません Past polite 信しん じました 信しん じませんでした Past 信しん じた 信しん じなかった Te-form 信しん じて 信しん じないで Desire 信しん じたい 信しん じたくない Potential 信しん じられる also 信しん じれる 信しん じられない also 信しん じれない Passive 信しん じられる 信しん じられない Causative 信しん じさせる 信しん じさせない Causative passive 信しん じさせられる 信しん じさせられない Volitional 信しん じよう Polite volitional 信しん じましょう Imperative 信しん じろ 信しん じるな Conditional 信しん じれば 信しん じなければ Tara conditional 信しん じたら 信しん じなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 を 信しん じる to believe in / trust a person
She always trusts her friends.
〈 事こと 〉 を 信しん じる to believe a fact or story
I decided to believe his story.
〈 事こと 〉 と 信しん じる to believe that ...
He believes that he will surely succeed.
〈 事こと 〉 が 信しん じられない to be unable to believe something; find something unbelievable
I couldn't believe that news.
Expressions 信しん じるに 至いた る come to believe; reach the point of believing Related words· 6 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.
信用する focuses on trusting a person's character or credibility (e.g. financial trust), whereas 信じる is broader and can apply to statements, people, or abstract ideas.
信仰する is used specifically for religious faith in a deity or doctrine, while 信じる is the general word for believing anything, religious or not.
信じる is the standard modern form used in everyday speech, while 信ずる is a more formal or literary variant with the same meaning.
Show 2 more Show fewer 信じる is the neutral, general verb for 'to believe', while 信じ込む adds the nuance of believing something completely and unquestioningly, often to the point of being deceived.
信じる expresses firm belief or trust, while 思う can express a much weaker, more tentative opinion.
Opposites 疑う means to doubt or suspect, the opposite of 信じる , which means to believe or trust.
信じる means to trust or believe in someone or something, the opposite of 怪しむ 's feeling of suspicion or doubt.
In its figurative sense, 割り引く means to not fully believe someone's words, whereas 信じる means to believe them outright.
Word family believe firmly; believe implicitly
believe completely; trust fully; be certain of
believe in each other; trust each other
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
make someone believe; lead to believe
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
Etymology Derived from the kanji 信 (trust, faith) combined with the verb ending じる . The reading しん is the on'yomi of 信 .
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