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Kanji Detail for 信 - "trust, faith, honest"

  • Meaning

    信 means "trust, faith, honest."

    1. Trust - To believe in; to rely on.

    2. Faith - Confidence; belief.

    3. Letter - A written message.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    faith; truth; fidelity; trust

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    trust, believe; letter

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    letter; mail; CL:封[feng1]; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to trust, to believe; letter, sign

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Without error. Such as 忠信 (loyal and trustworthy). Also, without doubt. Such as 相信 (believe), 信用 (trust). | One night's stay is called 舍; two nights' stay is called 信. See (Zuo Zhuan). | Tokens of authentication are called 信. Such as 印信 (official seal), 信票 (certificate). | Interchangeable with 訊. Ancients called messengers 信. Today's 書信, 信札 (letters) originate from this. Also, news is called 信. Such as 風信 (wind tidings), 霜信 (frost tidings). | Arsite has the alternative name 信石, named after being produced in Xinzhou. Xinzhou is in present-day Jiangxi, with its former seat in today's Shangrao County.
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Sentences including

  • I am sure of his passing the exam.

  • I have faith in your ability to do the right thing.

  • No one will trust his story.

  • I'm sure that our team will win.

  • We are sure of his success.

  • Nobody will believe that rumor.

  • We took his story on trust.

  • His story is strange , but it's believable.

  • His name is mud.

  • He could not believe his eyes.

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