信仰 (しんこう, shinkou) Japanese meaning: faith | Kotomora

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信仰する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Primarily religious faith or belief in a doctrine; can also refer to strong personal conviction. Used as both a noun and a suru-verb.

信しん心じん
信心 emphasizes personal piety and devotion, often in a Buddhist context, while 信仰 is the broader term for religious faith or doctrine.
信しん念ねんN1
信念 refers to a personal conviction or belief that need not be religious, whereas 信仰 specifically denotes religious faith or creed.
崇すう拝はいN1
崇拝 stresses reverence or worship (even of a person or idea), while 信仰 focuses on belief in a religious doctrine or deity.
帰き依え
信仰 is the broad, everyday word for religious faith or belief in general, while 帰依 specifically means committing oneself as a devout follower, especially in Buddhism.

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宗しゅう教きょうN3
信仰 stresses personal faith or devotion, while 宗教 covers the broader system, institution, or affiliation.
信しん奉ぽう
信仰 is broader, often religious faith or belief in general, while 信奉 implies active adherence or espousal of a specific doctrine or person.
信しんじるN4
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.
信しん
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.

不ふ信しんN1
不信 means distrust or lack of faith, the opposite of 信仰's devoted religious belief.

信しん用ようN3
信仰 refers to religious faith or belief in a deity, while 信用 is secular trust in a person's honesty or a system's reliability.
信しん条じょう
信仰 means religious faith or devotion, while 信条 covers any firmly held belief or principle, religious or secular.

Compound of 信 (trust, believe) and 仰 (look up to, respect). The combination conveys the idea of trusting and revering a higher power or doctrine.