信
信 — Faith
faith, truth, fidelity, trust
On’yomiシン (shin)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 信
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 通信 | つうしん tsuushin | correspondence; communication; transmission |
| 信 | しん shin | honesty; sincerity; fidelity |
| 自信 | じしん jishin | self-confidence; confidence (in oneself) |
| 信用 | しんよう shinyou | confidence; trust; faith |
| 信頼 | しんらい shinrai | trust (in); confidence; faith |
| 不信 | ふしん fushin | distrust; mistrust; disbelief |
Study notes
信 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #208 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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