信じる To Believe

Meaning

Primary

To Believe

Alternative

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

Common Word Combinations

• 〜は信じる

  私たちは信じる

  we believe

  僕は信じる

  I believe

  私は信じる

  I believe

• 〜を信じる

  言葉を信じる

  to believe someone's words

  自分を信じる

  to believe in oneself

  神を信じる

  to believe in a god

• 〜信じる

  そう信じる

  to believe in that way, to believe so

  すぐ信じる

  to immediately believe

  本当に信じる

  to really believe

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

1. 信

   しん Believe