威信|いしんishin[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounprestige; dignity
   こういう行おこないは君きみの威信いしんにかかわる。↗

   Such conduct is beneath your dignity.

• Related品格ひんかくWrittenA written word for a person's noble character and refinement, as in 「品格を問う」; 「威信」 is about authority and trust.
• Related名声めいせいNeutralA good name and favorable reputation; 「威信」 centers on authority and people's trust.
• Related品位ひんいWrittenA written word for refined elegance, and also the purity of gold or silver; 「威信」 is about authority and trust.
• Related気品きひんNeutralAn air of nobility and elegance, as in 「気品がある」; 「威信」 is about authority.
• RelatedプライドCasualA colloquial loanword for self-esteem and pride; 「威信」 is authority that others trust.
• Related尊厳そんげんWrittenA written word for inviolable dignity, as in 「人間の尊厳」; 「威信」 is about authority.
• Related名誉めいよNeutralHonor and credit, as in 「名誉毀損」; 「威信」 centers on authority and trust.
• Related貫禄かんろくNeutralPresence and dignity read from one's appearance and bearing; also a joking way to say gaining weight, as in 「貫禄がある」. 「威信」 centers on authority and trust.
• Related沽券こけんWrittenA written/formal word for a person's face and personal standing, as in 「沽券に関わる」; 「威信」 is the authority and credibility of an organization or position.
• Related矜持きょうじWrittenA written word for one's pride and self-respect as a human being; 「威信」 is about the trust others place in an authority.
• RelatedプレスティージNeutralA loanword for prestige that comes with social standing; 「威信」 emphasizes authority and the trust it inspires.
• Related威名いめいWrittenA written word for renown that spreads far and wide; 「威信」 stresses authority together with a sense of trust.

Use 「威信」 for authority and the trust that comes with it, as in 「国家の威信」 or 「威信が失墜する」. For personal dignified presence pick 「貫禄」, for one's face 「沽券」, for self-esteem 「プライド」 or 「矜持」, and for honor 「名誉」.

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1. 権威けんいとそれに伴ともなう信頼感しんらいかん。