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
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
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
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
telecommunications; correspondence
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
prestige; dignity
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
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)
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
adherent; devotee; believer
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
distrust of (other) human beings
trust; confidence; credence
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
overconfident; presumptuous
source (of a transmission, broadcast, etc.); point of origin
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
waiting for the traffic lights to change
faith; fidelity; loyalty
transmitter; homing device
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
entering a faith; joining a religion
reliable; authentic
believable; credible; trustworthy
danger signal; red light
call register; incoming call history; list of received calls
detective agency; enquiry agency
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
telecommunication equipment
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
confidence; popularity
betrayal; infidelity
video streaming; video distribution
communications network
(television, radio, etc.) receiver
pyrotechnic signal; signal flare
impiety; unbelief; infidelity
level of confidence
correspondence; news; letter; tidings
live (internet) broadcast; live stream
blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)
communications equipment; terminal; communications device
transceiver (send and receive)
authenticity; credibility
green light (traffic); green light; go-ahead signal; permission to go ahead (with something)
belief; conviction; opinion
breach of faith; breach of trust; act of disloyalty
ignoring a traffic light; red-light violation; running a red light; jaywalking
to put one's trust in
radio operator; telegraphist; telegraph operator; radio officer
Morse code (esp. signalling)
online shopping service (with delivery by mail); mail order; mail-order sales; shop-by-mail service
network disturbance; communication failure; telecommunication malfunction
believer; devotee; follower; adherent; convert; disciple
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
private message
communication system
correspondence education; correspondence course; distance education
transmission equipment
identifying signal; recognition signal; (radio) call sign
webcast; web broadcast; Internet distribution; online distribution
religious belief; faith
sure punishment or reward
correspondent; reporter
live streaming; live broadcasting (over the Internet)
simultaneous transmission; sending to multiple recipients; sending a group message
credibility; trustworthiness
faithfulness; devotion
trust; entrusting
communication technology; communications technology
investment trust; mutual fund
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
communications partner; entity at the end of a communication
data communication
recovering of trust; winning back of trust
folk beliefs; folk religion
region on Japan Sea side of Japan west of Tokyo; Nagano and Niigata
flag signaling; semaphore
sender; source (of a transmission, e.g. email)
communication satellite; Broadcast Satellite; BS
place of dispatch; place of origin
flash signal (e.g. between ships); flashing caution signal; accident warning signal
to lead to believe
vote of censure; vote of no confidence
religious; spiritual
non-confidence; lack of confidence
telco; telecommunications company; common carrier
credit union
satellite communication
transmitter (device)
folk belief
love and believe in; intimacy
stop signal; stoplight
letter; personal correspondence
superstitious person
lack of religion; irreligion; atheism
life of faith; religious life
correspondence course
albatross (esp. the short-tailed albatross, Phoebastria albatrus)
sincerity; honesty; truth; faithfulness
receiver; receiving set; receiving apparatus (equipment)
jamming; interference; cross talk
communication cable
(radio, TV) license fee; licence fee
lack of faith; unbelief; impiety; infidelity
light-wave communication
receiver; receiving entity
communication speed; baud rate
one's thought and beliefs
general policy speech; speech held by the Prime Minister of Japan at the start of a special or extraordinary Diet session
credit transaction; dealings on credit; margin transaction; margin trading
warning signal; restricted speed signal
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
telecommunications standard
trust; credit; credence
pious man; religionist
mountain worship; religion that worships mountains as sacred
Ministry of Communications and Transportation (dissolved in 1949)
being convinced
acknowledge; acceptance; admission
online communications; personal computer communications (esp. pre-Internet); pre-Internet online service
devoutness; devotion
to make an appeal to the confidence of
communications infrastructure
communications (e.g. post, telegraph)
intercommunication (usu. in telecoms contexts)
(quality of) signal reception
government news; state-run news
sender of a message
signal light; semaphore
postage; communications expenses
in-box (e.g. for received e-mail); inbox; in-tray
communicativity; ability to convey one's opinion, message, etc.; power to make oneself understood
distrust; discredit
high speed communication
communication path; communication channel
distrust of politics; political uncertainty
investment trust
automatic transmission (sending)
irreligion; unbelief; atheism; atheist
receive only; RO; incoming calls only (telephone)
misbelief; fallacy
loans without collateral
margin buying; buying on credit
communications industry
being available for free (broadcast) online
gullibility
parliamentary motion of non-confidence against the cabinet
(television, radio, etc.) receiver
faith is mysterious; faith is weird; (lit.) even a pilchard's head (can be revered) through faith
communications media; communication facilities; means of communication
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
transmission method; communication system
letter received
cancellation of a subscription (e.g. mailing list); stopping distribution
unbeliever; inquirer
telegram form; telegram blank
external communication
letter; news that flowers have bloomed
credit status; credit standing; credit record; credit information
(computer) video signal
automated response; autoresponse; autoreply
digital communication
Minister of Communications and Transportation (1885-1949)
sending entity; sender
fair and equitable principle
communication fees, charges
confirmation (rite)
sender; transmitter
incredible; unbelievable; implausible
Korean delegation to Japan (Edo period)
cult of Inari; worship of the deity Inari
male lay devotee; believer; (arch.) believer
privacy of communications
faithlessness; insincerity
Kōshin'etsu region (including Yamanashi, Nagano and Niigata prefectures); Koshinetsu
irreligion; atheism
the six articles of faith (in Islam)
letters-to-the-editor column; readers' section; space for correspondence, messages, etc.
communication software
trust building; confidence building
recipient (of a transmission)
live streaming; live broadcasting (over the Internet)
Korean delegation to Japan (Edo period)
(I am) uncertain; unsure
mobile communications
yellow light (traffic); warning sign; sign of danger
packet transfer communication
communication port
the same faith
mobile communications
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
online music distribution
out of the range of communication
mobile communications; cellular communications
insincerity; unfaithfulness
belief or doubt; truth or error; authenticity
brief note; brief letter; brief message
self-addressed stamped envelope; SASE
signal transformation; signal shaping
belief; acceptance (of truths)
mistrust in medical services; distrust of medical practitioners
bite (of a fish on a hook); strike
sales on credit
first half of a reply card
hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis)
to come to believe
transmitting station (e.g. for TV)
vow; promise
foreign news desk
credit association
file transfer, transmission
synchronous idle; SYN
communication carrier
word from home
international maritime signal flags; international signal flag
telephony; telephone communication
flag signaling; flag signalling
telecommunications infrastructure
the five Confucian virtues (benevolence, justice, courtesy, wisdom, and sincerity)
telecommunications enterprise; communications corporation
channel; data transmission channel
spring wind telling the tidings of flowers
national pride; national prestige
privacy of correspondence
communications engineering
self-addressed stamped envelope; SASE
(the Christian sacrament of) confirmation
belief in the next world; belief in the hereafter
InterProcess Communication
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
letter, etc. from another party; correspondence
transmission frequency
telegraph operator; telegraphist; telegrapher
First Epistle to the Thessalonians (book of the Bible)
tidings of flowers
urgent message; urgent dispatch; urgent despatch
message from someone on a journey
debt of honor; debt of honour
mobile network operator; MNO; wireless service provider; mobile network carrier
First Epistle to the Corinthians (book of the Bible)
call sign (esp. maritime); distinctive letters
signal strength; signal intensity; SS
acoustic signal; audible signal; audio signal
high speed data communication
peaceful news
confidence-building measures; CBM
Epistle to the Philippians (book of the Bible)
main signal; traffic signal
Epistle to the Galatians (book of the Bible)
synchronous communication
Epistle to the Romans (book of the Bible)
auto answer (e.g. modem)
Second Epistle to the Corinthians (book of the Bible)
almsgiving because of faith
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.