信頼|しんらいshinrai[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbtrust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 信頼する（しんらいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 信頼します（しんらいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 信頼しない（しんらいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 信頼しません（しんらいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 信頼せず・信頼せぬ（しんらいせず・しんらいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 信頼した（しんらいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 信頼しました（しんらいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 信頼しなかった（しんらいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 信頼しませんでした（しんらいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 信頼して（しんらいして） |
| Potential | 信頼できる（しんらいできる） |
| Passive | 信頼される（しんらいされる） |
| Causative | 信頼させる（しんらいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 信頼させられる（しんらいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 信頼すれば（しんらいすれば） |
| tara | 信頼したら（しんらいしたら） |
| Volitional | 信頼しよう（しんらいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 信頼しましょう（しんらいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 信頼しろ（しんらいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym信用しんようNeutralBelieving someone's word or ability; also covers reputation and credit. 「信頼」 puts more weight on emotionally relying on the person.
- Synonym信任しんにんWrittenWritten/formal word for trusting someone enough to give them responsibilities, as in 「部下を信任する」 or 「信任投票」; 「信頼」 stresses believing and relying.
- Synonym頼りたよりNeutralA noun for a person or thing you can count on, as in 「頼りがいがある」.
- Related信託しんたくNeutralA trust: entrusting property to another party to manage; used mostly in finance and law.
- Related依頼いらいNeutralRequesting or commissioning someone to do something, as in 「仕事を依頼する」; the focus is on asking a person to handle a task, not on trusting them.
- Related依存いぞんNeutralDependence on something, as in 「ネット依存」; often carries a negative sense of relying too heavily.
- Related委託いたくNeutralCommissioning work to be done on one's behalf, as in 「業務委託」; mostly business and legal contexts.
- Related見込むみこむNeutralCounting on someone or judging them capable, as in 「腕を見込む」; also means to anticipate or estimate.
- Related頼むたのむNeutralTo ask or beg a favor, and by extension to rely on someone, as in 「頼むよ」; very common in everyday speech.
- Related頼みたのみNeutralA noun for a request or something one pins hopes on, as in 「頼みの綱」; the emphasis is on entrusting one's hopes.
- Related任せるまかせるNeutralTo leave a matter in someone's hands, as in 「仕事を任せる」; the emphasis is on letting them handle it freely.
- Related頼るたよるNeutralA verb for depending on or turning to someone for help, as in 「友人に頼る」; the emphasis is on seeking support.
- Related心頼みこころだのみWrittenA rare written word for relying on someone in one's heart; in daily speech say 「頼り」.
- Antonym不信ふしんNeutralDistrust or lack of faith; the direct opposite of 「信頼」.
- Antonym疑惑ぎわくNeutralDoubt or suspicion that something improper is going on; stands opposite to 「信頼」.
Use 「信頼」 when you trust someone and rely on them in your heart. 「信用」 is for believing someone's word or ability, and for reputation and credit. To ask someone to do something, use 「依頼」 or 「頼む」; to hand a task over, 「任せる」; to depend on someone, 「頼る」. 「不信」 is the opposite: distrust.
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