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信用する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	信しん用ようする	信しん用ようしない
Polite	信しん用ようします	信しん用ようしません
Past polite	信しん用ようしました	信しん用ようしませんでした
Past	信しん用ようした	信しん用ようしなかった
Te-form	信しん用ようして	信しん用ようしないで
Desire	信しん用ようしたい	信しん用ようしたくない
Potential	信しん用ようできる	信しん用ようできない
Passive	信しん用ようされる	信しん用ようされない
Causative	信しん用ようさせる	信しん用ようさせない
Causative passive	信しん用ようさせられる	信しん用ようさせられない
Volitional	信しん用ようしよう
Polite volitional	信しん用ようしましょう
Imperative	信しん用ようしろ	信しん用ようするな
Conditional	信しん用ようすれば	信しん用ようしなければ
Tara conditional	信しん用ようしたら	信しん用ようしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

trust; confidence; faith; reputation

General trust in a person, organization, or statement; also used for one's reputation or creditworthiness in everyday contexts.

彼かれの話はなしは信しん用ようできない。
I can't trust his story.
あの会かい社しゃは長なが年ねんの信しん用ようがある。
That company has built up trust over many years.

noun

credit (financial)

finance

Financial credit, as in borrowing capacity or credit rating. Domain-specific finance term.

銀ぎん行こうはその企き業ぎょうに信しん用ようを供きょう与よした。
The bank extended credit to the company.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉の信しん用ようを得えるto gain someone's trust
彼かれは誠せい実じつな仕し事ごとぶりで上じょう司しの信しん用ようを得えた。
He earned his boss's trust through his sincere work.
信しん用ようで〈物もの〉を買かうto buy something on credit
この店みせでは信しん用ようで商しょう品ひんを買かうことができる。
At this store you can buy goods on credit.
信しん用ようを失うしなうto lose trust/credibility
一いち度どうそをついたら信しん用ようを失うしなう。
If you lie even once, you lose people's trust.
〈人ひと〉を信しん用ようするto trust someone
私わたしは彼かれをすっかり信しん用ようしている。
I trust him completely.
信しん用ように値あたいするto be worthy of trust
彼かれの話はなしは信しん用ように値あたいする。
His account is worthy of trust.

Expressions

信しん用ようできるtrustworthy; credible; believable

Kanji

信faith, truth, fidelity
用utilize, business, service

Related words· 10

信しん頼らいN3sense 1
信頼 stresses reliance and dependability built over time, while 信用 focuses on belief in someone's honesty or financial reliability.
信しん任にんN1sense 1
信任 is formal trust placed in a person's ability, often in political or official appointments, whereas 信用 is the everyday word for general trust or credit.
評ひょう判ばんN3sense 1
評判 refers to a person's or thing's public reputation or word-of-mouth standing, while 信用 is the trust or credibility that reputation earns.
信しん用よう度どN2
信用 is the general concept of trust or confidence, while 信用度 specifically refers to the measurable degree or rating of that trust.

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信しんじるN4
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.
頼たのみN1
信用 is confidence based on someone's track record or credibility, while 頼み is broader reliance for support.
信しん
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.
信しん憑ぴょう
信用 is the everyday word for trust or credit (including financial credit), whereas 信憑 is a formal term limited to the credibility of information.
信しん頼らい性せい
信用 usually refers to trust in a person's character or financial credit, while 信頼性 is a broader, more objective term used for systems, data, and information.
威い信しん
信用 refers to trust or credibility built through reliability, while 威信 refers to the broader prestige and authority a person or institution holds.

Opposites

不ふ信しんN1sense 1
不信 means distrust or lack of faith, the direct opposite of the trust expressed by 信用.

Don't confuse with

信しん仰こうN3sense 1
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.
信しん義ぎ
信用 refers to trust or credit earned through reliability (as in banking or reputation), while 信義 is the formal moral virtue of faithfully keeping one's promises.
信しん念ねんN1
信用 means trust or credit placed in someone based on their reliability, while 信念 is one's own inner conviction; learners often mix them up because both share the kanji 信.

Word family· 39

信しん用よう金きん庫こ
credit union; shinkin bank
信しん用よう度どN2
level of confidence; credibility rating; creditworthiness
信しん用よう組くみ合あい
credit union; credit association
不ふ信しん用よう
distrust; discredit
信しん用よう性せい
credibility; trustworthiness

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信しん用よう残ざん
margin balance; balance of margin transactions
信しん用よう状じょう
letter of credit
返へん信しん用よう
for reply; for a response
信しん用よう不ふ安あん
credit uncertainty; credit concerns
信しん用よう保ほ険けん
credit insurance
信しん用よう借がり
debt of honor; debt of honour
信しん用よう危き機き
credit crunch
信しん用よう収しゅう縮しゅく
credit contraction; credit crunch

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Etymology

Sino-Japanese compound of 信 (trust, believe) and 用 (use, employ). The combination conveys the idea of believing in and relying on someone or something.