JLPT N3 · 9 strokes
Kanji 信: "faith, truth, fidelity"
The kanji 信 means "faith, truth, fidelity, trust". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read シン in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | faith, truth, fidelity, trust |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 208 of 2,501 |
Common words with 信
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 信じるto believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in
- 自信self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
- 信用confidence; trust; faith; reputation · credit
- 信頼trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
- 確信conviction; belief; confidence
- 通信correspondence; communication; transmission; news
- 信仰(religious) faith; belief; creed
- 信念belief; faith; conviction
- 信号signal; signalling; signaling · traffic light; traffic signal
- 自信満々full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
- 発信dispatch; despatch; transmission; submission · informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
- 信者believer; adherent; devotee; follower · fanboy; fanatic; superfan
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