信心|しんじんshinjin[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbfaith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
Conjugation
Dictionary form信心する(しんじんする)
Polite (masu)信心します(しんじんします)
Negative (nai)信心しない(しんじんしない)
polite (masen)信心しません(しんじんしません)
classical zu / nu信心せず・信心せぬ(しんじんせず・しんじんせぬ)
Past (ta)信心した(しんじんした)
polite (mashita)信心しました(しんじんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)信心しなかった(しんじんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)信心しませんでした(しんじんしませんでした)
Te form信心して(しんじんして)
Potential信心できる(しんじんできる)
Passive信心される(しんじんされる)
Causative信心させる(しんじんさせる)
Causative passive信心させられる(しんじんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)信心すれば(しんじんすれば)
tara信心したら(しんじんしたら)
Volitional信心しよう(しんじんしよう)
polite (mashou)信心しましょう(しんじんしましょう)
Imperative信心しろ(しんじんしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym信仰しんこうNeutralThe general word for religious faith, and by extension devotion to something; unlike 「信心」, it does not stress a pious heart and carries no Buddhist coloring.
  • Synonym信教しんきょうWrittenWritten term for believing in a religion, frequent in 「信教の自由」; 「信心」 highlights one's personal piety rather than religion as such.
  • Synonym信奉しんぽうWrittenWritten word for embracing an ideology or creed, as in 「自由主義を信奉する」; 「信心」 is confined to religion.
  • Related信条しんじょうWrittenA written-style word for principles one firmly lives by, as in 「生活信条」; 「信心」 refers to religious piety, not everyday convictions.
  • Antonym不信心ふしんじんNeutralThe direct antonym of 「信心」: not believing in the gods and Buddhas, hence impious or unfaithful.

For religious faith in general use 「信仰」; in legal contexts 「信教」. 「信心」 is pious devotion to gods and Buddhas, as in 「信心深い」. For one's guiding principles in life use 「信条」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 信仰しんこうすること。また、その心こころ。
  2. 仏教ぶっきょうにおける誠心せいしん。
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