確信|かくしんkakushin[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbconviction; belief; confidence
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 確信する（かくしんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 確信します（かくしんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 確信しない（かくしんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 確信しません（かくしんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 確信せず・確信せぬ（かくしんせず・かくしんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 確信した（かくしんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 確信しました（かくしんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 確信しなかった（かくしんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 確信しませんでした（かくしんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 確信して（かくしんして） |
| Potential | 確信できる（かくしんできる） |
| Passive | 確信される（かくしんされる） |
| Causative | 確信させる（かくしんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 確信させられる（かくしんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 確信すれば（かくしんすれば） |
| tara | 確信したら（かくしんしたら） |
| Volitional | 確信しよう（かくしんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 確信しましょう（かくしんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 確信しろ（かくしんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym信念しんねんNeutralLong-held beliefs or values, as in 「信念を貫く」; 「確信」 is firm conviction about a specific matter, as in 「勝利を確信する」.
- Related信条しんじょうWrittenWritten/formal prose for a belief held as a principle or motto, as in 「生活信条」; stresses one's code of conduct, while 「確信」 is the mindset of firmly believing something.
- Related所信しょしんWrittenWritten/formal prose for one's own views or policies, as in 「所信を述べる」; stresses the opinions one states, while 「確信」 stresses inner conviction.
- Related主張しゅちょうNeutralPutting one's opinion forward and standing by it, as in 「権利を主張する」; it is voiced outwardly, while 「確信」 is inner conviction that need not be spoken.
- Related定見ていけんWrittenWritten/formal prose for one's own settled views, often in the negative 「定見がない」; 「確信」 is firm belief about something, not insight or judgment.
- Antonym疑念ぎねんWrittenWritten/formal prose for doubts held in the mind, as in 「疑念を抱く」; the opposite of the firm conviction of 「確信」.
- Antonym疑惑ぎわくNeutralDoubt about whether something is true or involves wrongdoing, as in 「疑惑が深まる」; the opposite of 「確信」.
- Antonym懐疑かいぎWrittenWritten/formal prose for a skeptical attitude, as in 「懐疑的な見方」; often a general tendency to doubt, opposite to the firm belief of 「確信」.
Use 「確信」 for firm conviction about something, as in 「勝利を確信する」. For long-held beliefs say 「信念」, for guiding principles 「信条」, for views asserted outwardly 「主張」; the opposites are 「疑念」 and 「疑惑」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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