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信じる

To Believe

Meaning

To Believe, To Trust In

Word Type

transitive verb, ichidan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means believe so the verb vocab version is to believe.

Reading

しんじる

Explanation

The reading for 信 is しん no matter what! See, if you believe, good things will happen. You should be able to read this.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 神を信じる

    to believe in a god

    自分を信じる

    to believe in oneself

    言葉を信じる

    to believe someone's words

  • 私は信じる

    I believe

    僕は信じる

    I believe

    私たちは信じる

    we believe

  • 本当に信じる

    to really believe

    すぐ信じる

    to immediately believe

    そう信じる

    to believe in that way, to believe so

Context Sentences

本当かウソか分かんなくても、大切な人から言われたことなら、信じるしかないよね。

Whether it's true or false, if it's said by someone important, we have no choice but to believe it, right?

信じられないかもしれないが、実はビエトはスパイだったんだよ。

Believe it or not, Viet turned out to be a spy.

自分がサンタクロースのことを信じなくなったのは、一体いつからだろう。

I wonder when exactly I stopped believing in Santa Claus.

Kanji Composition