Japanese word

信用

Pronunciation

Romajishin'yō

Meaning

  • nountrust

Example

私は彼を信用しています。watashi wa kare o shin yō shi te i ma su

I trust him.

Illustration for 信用 (trust)

More examples

約束を守ることが信用につながります。yaku soku o mamo ru ko to ga shin yō ni tsu na ga ri ma su

Keeping your promises leads to trust.

Core concept

Shows that someone or something is regarded as dependable and worthy of reliance.

Common phrases

  • 信用を得るshin yō o u ru

    earn trust

  • 信用を失うshin yō o ushina u

    lose trust

  • 人を信用するhito o shin yō su ru

    trust someone

  • 信用を取り戻すshin yō o to ri modo su

    regain trust

Similar words

信頼shinrai: A belief that a person or thing will act reliably and meet expectations.

Definition in Japanese

人や物事を確かで頼りになるものとして信じることや、その評価。hito ya mono goto o tashi ka de tayo ri ni na ru mo no to shi te shin ji ru ko to ya so no hyō ka

Word origin

信用 (shin'yō) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 信 (shin, "trust") and 用 (yō, "use"), linking trust with practical reliance.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Japanese, 信用 (shin'yō) can describe the standing a person has when others regard that person as dependable.

Other meanings

  • confidencenoun
  • reputationnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 信用するshinyōsurutrustverb
  • 信用性shinyōseicredibilitynoun
  • 信用力shinyōryokucreditworthinessnoun

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