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信用 (しんよう, shinyou) Japanese meaning: trust | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Conjugation 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
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That company has built up trust over many years.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 の 信しん 用よう を 得え る to gain someone's trust
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
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
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
信しん 用よう に 値あたい する to be worthy of trust
His account is worthy of trust.
Kanji 用 utilize, business, service Related words· 10 信頼 stresses reliance and dependability built over time, while 信用 focuses on belief in someone's honesty or financial reliability.
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.
信用 is the general concept of trust or confidence, while 信用度 specifically refers to the measurable degree or rating of that trust.
Show 6 more 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.
信用 is confidence based on someone's track record or credibility, while 頼み is broader reliance for support.
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.
Don't confuse with 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 credit union; shinkin bank
level of confidence; credibility rating; creditworthiness
credit union; credit association
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.
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.
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.
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信しん
用よう
credibility; trustworthiness
Show 8 more margin balance; balance of margin transactions
letter of credit
for reply; for a response
credit uncertainty; credit concerns
credit insurance
debt of honor; debt of honour
credit crunch
credit contraction; credit crunch
