# 信 — trust; believe

信 means “trust; believe”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: シン (shin). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 信 (shin, “honesty; sincerity”).

- Meaning: trust; believe
- On'yomi: シン (shin)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Thinking & noticing 1

## How to remember 信

A person (亻) and their word (言): trust.

Parts: 亻 person · 言 say; words

## Words with 信

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 信 | しん (shin) | honesty; sincerity |
| 信じる | しんじる (shinjiru) | to believe; to believe in |

## More in the “Thinking & noticing 1” set

[解](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/solve/) · [認](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/recognize/) · [案](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/plan/) · [信](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/trust/) · [論](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/argument/) · [疑](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/doubt/)

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