信じる
しんじる
hepburn shinjiru
to believe, to trust
Part of speech · ichidan-verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 私はあなたの言葉を信じます。I believe your words.
- そんな話は信じられません。I cannot believe such a story.
Collocations
言葉を信じる神を信じる信じられない人を信じる固く信じる
Mnemonic
信じる shinjiru — from 信 (trust, belief): the person radical 亻 with 言 (word) — to trust a person's words. The same kanji is in 信用 (shin'you, credit) and 自信 (jishin, self-confidence). 信じられない (unbelievable) is a common conversational expression of surprise. An ichidan verb.
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