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信
Kyōiku Kanji

信 — trust / believe

Grade 4しん
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信 (readings: しん; Japanese kanji) means “trust / believe”. It is a Grade 4 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 4 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 信頼 (trust).

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What does 信 mean?

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Kanji信
Meaningtrust / believe
Readingsしん
GradeGrade 4 (Upper)
CurriculumKyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example信頼 (trust)

How to read 信

信 is read しん depending on the word.

Words with 信

  • 通信つうしんtruyền thông
  • 自信じしんtự tin
  • 信号しんごうtín hiệu
  • 信頼tin tưởng
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Updated: 2026-08-09
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