漢字城 Kanji Fortress

信 believe

Also: trust

On'yomi
シン
Strokes
9
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 4

Stroke order

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信 is written in 9 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

A person (亻) stands behind their words (言) — that is what it means to trust and believe someone.

A common word

  • 信じる しんじる to believe

Example sentences

  • わたしはあのひとをしんじています。

    I trust that person.

  • そのはなしはしんじられません。

    I can't believe that story.

Kanji that share a part

亻 is its radical. 110 kanji share it in all.

言 is a component. 73 kanji share it in all.