信しん義ぎ

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Meanings

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faith; fidelity; loyalty

A formal noun emphasizing moral integrity, trustworthiness, and keeping one's word, often in relationships, contracts, or ethical contexts.

彼かれは信しん義ぎを重おもんじる人じん物ぶつだ。
He is a person who values good faith.
契けい約やくは信しん義ぎに基もとづいて結むすばれるべきだ。
Contracts should be made based on good faith.

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Usage patterns

信しん義ぎを守まもるto keep one's word / remain faithful to an agreement
商しょう人にんは取とり引ひき先さきとの信しん義ぎを守まもった。
The merchant kept faith with his business partner.
信しん義ぎに反はんするto act against good faith
その行こう為いは信しん義ぎに反はんする。
That act goes against the principle of good faith.
信しん義ぎを重おもんじるto place great value on faithfulness
彼かれは何なによりも信しん義ぎを重おもんじる人ひとだ。
He is a person who values good faith above all else.

Kanji

信faith, truth, fidelity
義righteousness, justice, morality

Related words

誠せい実じつN1
誠実 is a common, everyday word for sincerity and honesty in one's personal character, while 信義 is a more formal term stressing faithfulness to promises and obligations.
忠ちゅう誠せい
忠誠 emphasizes loyalty to a person, group, or country, often with a hierarchical nuance, whereas 信義 focuses on mutual trust and keeping one's word in relationships or agreements.

Opposites

背はい信しん
背信 means an act of betrayal or breach of faith, the direct opposite of 信義, which is the virtue of remaining faithful and honoring one's word.

Don't confuse with

信しん用ようN3
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.
真しん偽ぎN1
信義 (also read しんぎ) means 'trust and loyalty' or 'good faith', unrelated in meaning to 真偽 though pronounced identically.

Word family

不ふ信しん義ぎ
faithlessness; insincerity
信しん義ぎ則そく
principle of good faith and fairness
信しん義ぎ誠せい実じつの原げん則そく
principle of good faith

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound of 信 (trust, faith) and 義 (righteousness, justice), conveying the idea of righteous trustworthiness.