Japanese word

信ずる

Pronunciation

Romajishinzuru

Meaning

  • verbbelieve

Example

私は友だちを信じます。watashi wa tomo da chi o shin ji ma su

I trust my friend.

Illustration for 信ずる (believe)

More examples

私は友の言葉を信じます。watashi wa tomo no koto ba o shin ji ma su

I trust my friend's words.

Core concept

Accepts someone or something as trustworthy or true and relies on that judgment.

Common phrases

  • 人を信ずるhito o shin zu ru

    trust someone

Similar words

信じるshinjiru: To accept someone or something as true or trustworthy in everyday modern Japanese.
信頼するshinraisuru: To trust a person or statement as reliable, honest, or accurate.
思うomou: To regard something as true or possible based on a personal judgment.

Definition in Japanese

人や物事を信頼し、真実であると認める。hito ya mono goto o shin rai shi shin jitsu de a ru to mito me ru

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese verb 信ずる (shinzuru) uses 信 (shin, "trust") with the older ending ずる (zuru), and its everyday counterpart is 信じる (shinjiru).

Usage tips

  • Learners may meet 信ずる (shinzuru) in formal statements or older writing even though 信じる (shinjiru) is the usual form in conversation.

Other meanings

  • trustverb
  • believe inverb

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