How to say "faith" in Japanese

• 信頼しんらいJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbFaith as trust in and reliance on a person or their abilities, as in having faith in someone; this is the natural choice when faith means trusting a person.
  確たしかに彼かれは信頼しんらいできます。↗

  You can certainly rely on him.
• 信用しんようJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbFaith as trust in a person's word, close to 信頼 but also covering reputation, a person's standing for being trustworthy.
  私はもう彼かれを信用しんようしない。↗

  I do not trust him any longer.
• 信心しんじんCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbReligious faith: belief in and devotion to a religion or deity; this is the word for faith in the spiritual sense, as in a devout believer.
• 信念しんねんCommon
  nounFaith as a firmly held belief or conviction that guides a person's actions, rather than trust in another person; the conviction side of faith.
  彼かれの信念しんねんは何事なにごとにも揺ゆるがなかった。↗

  Nothing could sway his conviction.
• 信義しんぎCommon
  nounFaith in the sense of fidelity and good faith — keeping one's word and honoring obligations; for ordinary uses of 'faith' this is seldom the word you want.

Choose 信頼 or 信用 for faith as trust in a person, 信心 for religious faith and devotion, 信念 for faith as firm conviction, and 信義 only for fidelity or good faith.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 信頼しんらいtrust (in)
• 信用しんようconfidence
• 信心しんじんfaith
• 信念しんねんbelief
• 信義しんぎfaith
• 信教しんきょうreligious belief
• 信奉しんぽうbelief
• 念力ねんりきwillpower
• 宗教しゅうきょうreligion
• フェースfaith
• 信仰心しんこうしん(religious) piety
• 信仰しんこう(religious) faith
• 宗旨しゅうし(religious) sect
• 信しん(religious) faith