Keyword
belief
Info
FrequencyTop 100-200
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig1043
Readings
しん
(99%)
Composed of
thin person
say
Mnemonic

Most people in the western world have a strong belief that every person should be able to say anything they want. Free speech!

Used in vocabulary (755 in total)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
conviction; belief; confidence
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
(religious) faith; belief; creed
belief; faith; conviction
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
transmission; sending
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
authenticity; credibility
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
superstition; superstitious belief
distrust; suspicion
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
trusting too much; overestimating ability
telecommunications; correspondence
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
prestige; dignity
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
adherent; devotee; believer
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
trust; confidence; credence
distrust of (other) human beings
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
source (of a transmission, broadcast, etc.); point of origin
overconfident; presumptuous
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
waiting for the traffic lights to change
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
faith; fidelity; loyalty
transmitter; homing device
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
entering a faith; joining a religion
reliable; authentic
call register; incoming call history; list of received calls
danger signal; red light
believable; credible; trustworthy
detective agency; enquiry agency
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
telecommunication equipment
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
confidence; popularity
video streaming; video distribution
communications network
betrayal; infidelity
(television, radio, etc.) receiver
impiety; unbelief; infidelity
correspondence; news; letter; tidings
level of confidence
pyrotechnic signal; signal flare
live (internet) broadcast; live stream
blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)
belief; conviction; opinion
authenticity; credibility
green light (traffic); green light; go-ahead signal; permission to go ahead (with something)
transceiver (send and receive)
communications equipment; terminal; communications device
breach of faith; breach of trust; act of disloyalty
ignoring a traffic light; red-light violation; running a red light; jaywalking
Morse code (esp. signalling)
radio operator; telegraphist; telegraph operator; radio officer
online shopping service (with delivery by mail); mail order; mail-order sales; shop-by-mail service
to put one's trust in
believer; devotee; follower; adherent; convert; disciple
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
network disturbance; communication failure; telecommunication malfunction
communication system
private message
correspondence education; correspondence course; distance education
transmission equipment
identifying signal; recognition signal; (radio) call sign
religious belief; faith
webcast; web broadcast; Internet distribution; online distribution
correspondent; reporter
live streaming; live broadcasting (over the Internet)
simultaneous transmission; sending to multiple recipients; sending a group message
credibility; trustworthiness
sure punishment or reward
faithfulness; devotion
trust; entrusting
investment trust; mutual fund
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
communication technology; communications technology
folk beliefs; folk religion
data communication
recovering of trust; winning back of trust
communications partner; entity at the end of a communication
region on Japan Sea side of Japan west of Tokyo; Nagano and Niigata
flag signaling; semaphore
sender; source (of a transmission, e.g. email)
vote of censure; vote of no confidence
to lead to believe
place of dispatch; place of origin
flash signal (e.g. between ships); flashing caution signal; accident warning signal
religious; spiritual
communication satellite; Broadcast Satellite; BS
non-confidence; lack of confidence
telco; telecommunications company; common carrier
credit union
transmitter (device)
love and believe in; intimacy
satellite communication
folk belief
letter; personal correspondence
stop signal; stoplight
lack of religion; irreligion; atheism
life of faith; religious life
sincerity; honesty; truth; faithfulness
albatross (esp. the short-tailed albatross, Phoebastria albatrus)
superstitious person
jamming; interference; cross talk
(radio, TV) license fee; licence fee
lack of faith; unbelief; impiety; infidelity
receiver; receiving set; receiving apparatus (equipment)
light-wave communication
communication cable
correspondence course
general policy speech; speech held by the Prime Minister of Japan at the start of a special or extraordinary Diet session
receiver; receiving entity
communication speed; baud rate
credit transaction; dealings on credit; margin transaction; margin trading
warning signal; restricted speed signal
one's thought and beliefs
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
telecommunications standard
mountain worship; religion that worships mountains as sacred
Ministry of Communications and Transportation (dissolved in 1949)
being convinced
trust; credit; credence
acknowledge; acceptance; admission
pious man; religionist
online communications; personal computer communications (esp. pre-Internet); pre-Internet online service
communications (e.g. post, telegraph)
to make an appeal to the confidence of
communications infrastructure
government news; state-run news
(quality of) signal reception
devoutness; devotion
signal light; semaphore
postage; communications expenses
communicativity; ability to convey one's opinion, message, etc.; power to make oneself understood
distrust; discredit
intercommunication (usu. in telecoms contexts)
in-box (e.g. for received e-mail); inbox; in-tray
distrust of politics; political uncertainty
high speed communication
sender of a message
investment trust
automatic transmission (sending)
communication path; communication channel
irreligion; unbelief; atheism; atheist
misbelief; fallacy
loans without collateral
margin buying; buying on credit
communications industry
being available for free (broadcast) online
gullibility
receive only; RO; incoming calls only (telephone)
parliamentary motion of non-confidence against the cabinet
(television, radio, etc.) receiver
communications media; communication facilities; means of communication
faith is mysterious; faith is weird; (lit.) even a pilchard's head (can be revered) through faith
telecommunications carrier; PTT
female lay devotee; believer
incoming signal; input signal
transmission protocol; communication protocol
missed-program webcast; webcast of a serialized TV show (after the TV broadcast); catch-up TV
letter received
unbeliever; inquirer
external communication
letter; news that flowers have bloomed
telegram form; telegram blank
credit status; credit standing; credit record; credit information
(computer) video signal
transmission method; communication system
automated response; autoresponse; autoreply
cancellation of a subscription (e.g. mailing list); stopping distribution
sending entity; sender
Minister of Communications and Transportation (1885-1949)
communication fees, charges
fair and equitable principle
confirmation (rite)
sender; transmitter
incredible; unbelievable; implausible
Korean delegation to Japan (Edo period)
digital communication
cult of Inari; worship of the deity Inari
Kōshin'etsu region (including Yamanashi, Nagano and Niigata prefectures); Koshinetsu
faithlessness; insincerity
male lay devotee; believer; (arch.) believer
privacy of communications
communication software
the six articles of faith (in Islam)
letters-to-the-editor column; readers' section; space for correspondence, messages, etc.
irreligion; atheism
recipient (of a transmission)
(I am) uncertain; unsure
Korean delegation to Japan (Edo period)
trust building; confidence building
faith in the power of language; belief that reality is affected by the spoken word; speaking of a lucky (or unlucky) event will bring it about
communication port
yellow light (traffic); warning sign; sign of danger
packet transfer communication
live streaming; live broadcasting (over the Internet)
the same faith
mobile communications
mobile communications; cellular communications
belief or doubt; truth or error; authenticity
insincerity; unfaithfulness
mistrust in medical services; distrust of medical practitioners
online music distribution
brief note; brief letter; brief message
self-addressed stamped envelope; SASE
signal transformation; signal shaping
mobile communications
belief; acceptance (of truths)
first half of a reply card
out of the range of communication
bite (of a fish on a hook); strike
to come to believe
hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis)
foreign news desk
vow; promise
transmitting station (e.g. for TV)
sales on credit
international maritime signal flags; international signal flag
synchronous idle; SYN
communication carrier
file transfer, transmission
word from home
telephony; telephone communication
flag signaling; flag signalling
the five Confucian virtues (benevolence, justice, courtesy, wisdom, and sincerity)
telecommunications infrastructure
credit association
self-addressed stamped envelope; SASE
belief in the next world; belief in the hereafter
national pride; national prestige
telecommunications enterprise; communications corporation
spring wind telling the tidings of flowers
(the Christian sacrament of) confirmation
channel; data transmission channel
privacy of correspondence
InterProcess Communication
First Epistle to the Thessalonians (book of the Bible)
acoustic signal; audible signal; audio signal
Epistle to the Philippians (book of the Bible)
high speed data communication
First Epistle to the Corinthians (book of the Bible)
Epistle to the Galatians (book of the Bible)
urgent message; urgent dispatch; urgent despatch
peaceful news
main signal; traffic signal
call sign (esp. maritime); distinctive letters
synchronous communication
transmission frequency
communications engineering
Second Epistle to the Corinthians (book of the Bible)
confidence-building measures; CBM
letter, etc. from another party; correspondence
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
Epistle to the Romans (book of the Bible)
message from someone on a journey
almsgiving because of faith
auto answer (e.g. modem)
telegraph operator; telegraphist; telegrapher
signal strength; signal intensity; SS
tidings of flowers
mobile network operator; MNO; wireless service provider; mobile network carrier
debt of honor; debt of honour
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
believable; credible; trustworthy
being convinced
being convinced
margin buying; buying on credit
wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans)
Trollius riederianus var. japonicus (Japanese variety of the Kamchatka globeflower, Trollius riederianus)
serial communication
parallel communication
external (to a company) communications
hand signals; flag signals
Shintoist; follower of Shintoism
asynchronous communication
(postal) reply card; international reply coupon
return, postage-paid postcard
receiving post office
sending a letter
communication by carrier pigeon
if everyone crosses against the red light together, there's nothing to be afraid of; there's no reason to feel guilty about doing something bad if everyone does it
open investment trust
spot investment trust
superheterodyne receiver
public transmission rights (e.g. putting copyrightable material on the web, etc.)
full duplex transmission; full duplex communication
integrated services digital network; ISDN
half-duplex transmission; half-duplex communications
half-duplex transmission; half-duplex communications
radio communication operator
balance of margin transaction; balance (of a stock) bought on margin
clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
time fuse (often used to detonate high explosives)
Epistle to the Ephesians (book of the Bible)
Epistle to the Colossians (book of the Bible)
Second Epistle to the Thessalonians (book of the Bible)
end to end communication path
clock signal; clock pulse
television signal
Data Communications Equipment; DCE
data communications equipment
Digital Signal Processor; DSP
personal computer communications service; pre-Internet online service
word processor communication
mobile reception (of a signal)
luminance signal; Y signal
interpersonal communication
personal communication service; PCS
HATS; Harmonization of Advanced Telecommunication Systems
clock signal; clock pulse
automatic calling and automatic answering unit
IVC; intervehicle communication
recipient (of email, e.g.)
signal transformation; signal shaping
signalling network
vertical synchronizing signal; VSYNC
transmission rate
Telecommunication Access Method
communications software
communication channel
communication description entry
communication section
Communications Decency Act; CDA
low speed communication
Integrated Services Digital Network; ISDN
broadcast communication
delivery notification
submission time stamp indication; MS
asynchronous communications adapter
telecommunications fees; telecommunications expenses
digital signal processing; DSP
credit monitoring; credit limit monitoring
tone generator; audio signal generator; AF signal generator
long-term credit bank; LTCB
trust business; trust operations; fiduciary work
telegraphic transfer selling (currency rate); TTS
telegraphic transfer buying (currency rate); TTB
Xbox fanboy; Xbox fangirl
trust; faith; confidence
advance warning of a traffic signal; preliminary traffic signal
short-range wireless communication; near field communication; NFC
the six articles of faith and five pillars of Islam
the five pillars of Islam and six articles of faith
telecommunications carrier; telecommunications operator; telephone service provider
faith is best in moderation; (lit.) worship too hard and you will pass right through paradise
function follows form; the outside shapes the inside; (lit.) belief comes from solemnity (i.e. from seeing an ornate temple)
distance education course; correspondence course; online course
fixed-time traffic lights
fixed-time traffic lights
deed of trust; trust deed; trust instrument
I believe in order to understand; credo ut intelligam
I believe in order to understand; credo ut intelligam
I believe in order to understand; credo ut intelligam
credit contraction; credit crunch
expansion of credit; inflation of credit
special donation trust; specified gift trust
sooty albatross (Phoebetria fusca)
Laysan albatross (Diomedea immutabilis)
black-footed albatross (Diomedea nigripes)
Shinano whiskered bat (Myotis ikonnikovi hosonoi); Hosono's myotis
common walnut (Juglans regia); Persian walnut; English walnut
Examples (200 in total)
Are you a believer?
This is believed to be the place where he died.
This story might sound unbelievable but it is true.