信者|しんじゃshinja[1]atamadaka (head-high)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounbeliever; adherent; devotee; follower
    キリスト教きりすときょう信者しんじゃは、一人ひとりの神かみが存在そんざいし、イエスキリストは神かみの子こであると信しんじている。↗
    In the Christian faith, followers believe that there is only one God, and Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
  2. nounfanboy; fanatic; superfan
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym信徒しんとNeutralReligious believers only, as in 「キリスト教の信徒」; more formal than 「信者」 and never used for fanatical fans of a person or brand.
  • Synonym教徒きょうとNeutralAn adherent of a particular religion, as in 「仏教徒」; usually appears as a suffix attached to a religion's name.
  • Synonym信仰者しんこうしゃWrittenWritten style for a believer; carries an overtone of religious piety, unlike the everyday 「信者」.
  • Synonym信奉者しんぽうしゃWrittenWritten style for someone devoted to an ideology or creed; the emphasis falls on following ideas rather than religion.
  • Related宗徒しゅうとWrittenWritten word for a believer belonging to a particular sect; rare in modern Japanese.
  • Related崇拝者すうはいしゃWrittenWritten word for a worshipper or admirer; the object of reverence is usually a person, not a faith.
  • Antonym不信者ふしんじゃNeutralSomeone who does not believe in a religion; the direct opposite of a religious 「信者」.
  • Antonym無神論者むしんろんしゃNeutralAn atheist, someone who denies God's existence; contrasts with religious 「信者」 only on belief in God, not a general antonym.

Use 「信者」 for a believer in a religion or, extended, a devoted fan of a person or brand, as in 「熱心な信者」「アップル信者」. In formal religious contexts say 「信徒」; for members of a specific faith 「教徒」; for non-believers 「不信者」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 特定とくていの宗教しゅうきょうを信仰しんこうする者もの。
  2. 上記じょうきから転てんじて、特定とくていの個人こじん・団体だんたい・主義しゅぎ・製品せいひんを強つよく支持しじする者もの。
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