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 (897 in total)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
confidence; trust; faith; credit
conviction; belief; confidence
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
(religious) faith; belief; creed
belief; faith; conviction
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
transmission; sending
distribution (of information, news, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming (over the Internet)
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
distrust; suspicion
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
authenticity; credibility
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
superstition; superstitious belief
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
telecommunications; correspondence
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
prestige; dignity
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
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)
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
traffic light; traffic signal; signal (mechanism); semaphore (apparatus)
adherent; devotee; believer
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
to be trustworthy; to be credible; to be believable
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
Kōshin (region)
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
telecommunications equipment; communication device
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
trust; confidence; credence
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
(feeling of) trust
waiting for the (traffic) lights to change; waiting for a green signal
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
video streaming; video distribution
recovering of trust; winning back of trust
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
information transmission; information dissemination; conveying information
overconfident; presumptuous
source (of a transmission, broadcast, etc.); point of origin
distrust of (other) human beings
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
faith; fidelity; loyalty
entering a faith; joining a religion
transmitter; homing device
vote of censure; vote of no confidence
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
(electric) telegraph; telegraphy; telegraphic communication; telegram
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
online shopping service (with delivery by mail); mail order; mail-order sales; shop-by-mail service
communications network
reliable; authentic
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
Reuters (news agency)
danger signal; red light
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
(television, radio, etc.) receiver
telco; telecommunications company; common carrier
authenticity; credibility
incoming call history; log of incoming calls
belief; conviction; opinion
network disturbance; communication failure; telecommunication malfunction
level of confidence
detective agency; enquiry agency
betrayal; infidelity
ignoring a traffic light; red-light violation; running a red light; jaywalking
impiety; unbelief; infidelity
investment trust; mutual fund
confidence; popularity
transmission and reception; sending and receiving
pyrotechnic signal; signal flare
government news; state-run news
credibility; trustworthiness
green light (traffic); green light; go-ahead signal; permission to go ahead (with something)
communications equipment; terminal; communications device
live stream; live streaming; live broadcast (over the Internet)
transmission equipment
(radio, TV) license fee; licence fee
breach of faith; breach of trust; act of disloyalty
data communication
correspondence; news; letter; tidings
telecommunications standard
blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)
believer; devotee; follower; adherent; convert; disciple
to make an appeal to the confidence of
live stream; live streaming; live broadcasting (over the Internet)
correspondence education; correspondence course; distance education
information and communications technology; ICT
communication system
general policy speech; speech held by the Prime Minister of Japan at the start of a special or extraordinary Diet session
to put one's trust in
webcast; web broadcast; Internet distribution; online distribution
radio operator; telegraphist; telegraph operator; radio officer
trust; entrusting; leaving in someone's trust
Morse code (esp. signalling)
non-confidence; lack of confidence
region on Japan Sea side of Japan west of Tokyo; Nagano and Niigata
communication technology; communications technology
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
communicativity; ability to convey one's opinion, message, etc.; power to make oneself understood
private letter; personal letter; private message; secret correspondence; confidential report
communication fees, charges
communication satellite; Broadcast Satellite; BS
credit union
communication speed; baud rate
rewards and punishments; rewarding good conduct and punishing evildoing
credit union; credit association
satellite communication
simultaneous transmission; sending to multiple recipients; sending a group message
religious belief; faith
distrust of politics; political mistrust
identifying signal; recognition signal; (radio) call sign
place of dispatch; place of origin
trust building; confidence building
communications infrastructure
correspondent; reporter
communications partner; entity at the end of a communication
acknowledge; acceptance; admission
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
communication cable
sender; source (of a transmission, e.g. email)
sending (an email, text message, etc.) to the wrong person; mistakenly sent message; transmission of incorrect information; incorrect transmission
folk beliefs; folk religion
communications industry
flag signaling; semaphore
faithfulness; devotion
high speed communication
to lead to believe
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology; NICT
one's thought and beliefs
online music distribution
communications expenses; postage; phone bill; Internet bill
flash signal (e.g. between ships); flashing caution signal; accident warning signal
religious; spiritual
Interfax (Russian news agency)
to be trustworthy; to be credible; to be believable
stop signal; stoplight
transmitter (device)
folk belief
receiver; receiving set; receiving apparatus (equipment)
love and believe in; intimacy
signal issues; signal problems
parliamentary motion of non-confidence against the cabinet
light-wave communication
letter; personal correspondence
correspondence high school; distance-education high school; online high school
privacy of communications
correspondence course
transmission method; communication system
TASS News Agency
credit transaction; dealings on credit; margin transaction; margin trading
Korean delegation to Japan (Edo period)
religion that worships mountains as sacred (e.g. Shugendō); mountain worship
lack of religion; irreligion; atheism
jamming; interference; cross talk
superstitious person
life of faith; religious life
receiver; receiving entity
cancellation of a subscription (e.g. mailing list); stopping distribution
proximity fuze (fuse); influence fuze; variable-time fuze; VT fuze
time fuze; time fuse; time detonator
sincerity; honesty; truth; faithfulness
letter; news that flowers have bloomed
warning signal; restricted speed signal
lack of faith; unbelief; impiety; infidelity
online communications; personal computer communications (esp. pre-Internet); pre-Internet online service
telegraph (device)
two-way communication; bidirectional communication
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
transmission of a sonar pulse; pinging
(quality of) signal reception
investment trust
communication path; communication channel
Ministry of Communications and Transportation (dissolved in 1949)
being convinced
communications (e.g. post, telegraph); Ministry of Communications and Transportation (dissolved in 1949)
intercommunication (usu. in telecoms contexts)
pious man; religionist
Diet members' monthly allowance for postage, communication, transport and accommodation
being available for free (broadcast) online
automatic transmission (sending)
devoutness; devotion
missed-program webcast; webcast of a serialized TV show (after the TV broadcast); catch-up TV
trust; credit; credence
albatross (esp. the short-tailed albatross, Phoebastria albatrus)
credit status; credit standing; credit record; credit information
Investment Trusts Association, Japan
Kōshin'etsu region (including Yamanashi, Nagano and Niigata prefectures); Koshinetsu
signal light; semaphore
sender of a message
distrust; discredit
urgent letter; urgent news
faith is mysterious; faith is weird; (lit.) even a pilchard's head (can be revered) through faith
margin buying; buying on credit
receive only; RO; incoming calls only (telephone)
Federal Communications Commission (USA); FCC
(online) music distribution service; music streaming service
irreligion; unbelief; atheism; atheist
fair and equitable principle
mistaken belief; erroneous belief; fallacy; misconception
(television, radio, etc.) receiver
sales on credit
Korean delegation to Japan (Edo period)
high-speed data communication
gullibility
transmitting station (e.g. for TV)
loans without collateral
University of Electro-Communications
communications media; communication facilities; means of communication
flare gun; Very pistol; signal pistol
incoming signal; input signal
female lay devotee; believer
cultist; cult member
external communication
transmission protocol; communication protocol
confidence-building measures; CBM
telecommunications infrastructure
letter received
credit union; credit association
mobile communications
mobile communications
unbeliever; heathen
telegram form; telegram blank
incredible; unbelievable; implausible
digital communication
sending entity; sender
automated response; autoresponse; autoreply
cult of Inari; worship of the deity Inari
traffic light; traffic signal
Minister of Communications and Transportation (1885-1949)
Sumitomo Trust and Banking Company, Limited
live streaming; live broadcasting (over the Internet)
yellow light (traffic); warning sign; sign of danger
to be suspicious (of)
sender; transmitter
confirmation (rite)
packet transfer communication
letters-to-the-editor column; readers' section; space for correspondence, messages, etc.
to believe in each other; to trust each other
male lay devotee; believer; (arch.) believer
traffic light; traffic signal; signal (mechanism); semaphore (apparatus)
self-addressed stamped envelope; SASE
faithlessness; insincerity
property in trust; trust property
impact fuze; contact fuze; percussion fuze; direct-action fuze
irreligion; atheism
communication software
telephony; telephone communication
Mitsui Trust And Banking Company, Limited
automatic sending (of email, etc.); automatic delivery
recipient (of a transmission)
the same faith
Shin'etsu Main Line (Gunma-Nagano-Niigata Railway)
no-confidence vote; vote of no confidence
trustworthy; reliable
communication command center (for emergency calls)
communication port
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
telecommunications enterprise; communications corporation
credit contraction; credit crunch
simultaneous transmission; sending to multiple recipients
belief; acceptance (of truths)
mobile communications; cellular communications
exclusive distribution (of a TV series, etc.)
telecommunications carrier; telecommunications operator; telephone service provider
credit-worthiness directory
out of the range of communication
live stream; live broadcast (over the Internet)
communication carrier
social credit system (China); social credit
belief or doubt; truth or error; authenticity
mistrust in medical services; distrust of medical practitioners
insincerity; unfaithfulness
signal transformation; signal shaping
self-addressed stamped envelope; SASE
foreign news desk
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation (defunct)
ITAR-TASS (news agency); Information Telegraph Agency of Russia
faith is mysterious; faith is weird; (lit.) even a pilchard's head (can be revered) through faith
brief note; brief letter; brief message
first half of a reply letter or card
international maritime signal flags; international signal flag
Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication; SWIFT
letter, etc. from another party; correspondence
the five Confucian virtues (benevolence, justice, courtesy, wisdom, and sincerity)
trust business; trust operations; fiduciary work
file transfer, transmission
vow; promise
to come to believe
signal strength; signal intensity; SS
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
word from home
synchronous idle; SYN
send-only (e.g. email address); no-reply
Institute for Information and Communications Policy; IICP
group credit life insurance; creditor's group life insurance; creditor's insurance policy
flag signaling; flag signalling
privacy of correspondence
national pride; national prestige
(the Christian sacrament of) confirmation
acoustic signal; audible signal; audio signal
channel; data transmission channel
over-belief in (the importance of) academic credentials; academic credentialism
the six articles of faith (in Islam)
(crime of) opening sealed correspondence
communications engineering
belief in the next world; belief in the hereafter
InterProcess Communication
send-only (e.g. email address); no-reply
spring wind telling the tidings of flowers
Toyo Trust and Banking Company, Limited
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
synchronous communication
Epistle to the Romans (book of the Bible)
message from someone on a journey
radio communication operator
call sign (esp. maritime); distinctive letters
tidings of flowers
Mitsubishi Trust And Banking Corporation
telegraph operator; telegraphist; telegrapher
debt of honor; debt of honour
bite (of a fish on a hook); strike
almsgiving because of faith
main signal; traffic signal
peaceful news
First Epistle to the Thessalonians (book of the Bible)
rewarding merit
Epistle to the Galatians (book of the Bible)
bulk mailing; mass mailing
urgent message; urgent dispatch; urgent despatch
rule of reliance on reasonable conduct; principle that one is not legally responsible for failing to take into account that another party is not following the law
auto answer (e.g. modem)
hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis)
Second Epistle to the Corinthians (book of the Bible)
Epistle to the Philippians (book of the Bible)
First Epistle to the Corinthians (book of the Bible)
public transmission rights (e.g. putting copyrightable material on the web, etc.)
transmission frequency
mobile network operator; MNO; wireless service provider; mobile network carrier
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
being convinced
being convinced
faith is mysterious; faith is weird; (lit.) even a pilchard's head (can be revered) through faith
margin buying; buying on credit
WeChat (Chinese messaging app)
group credit life insurance; creditor's group life insurance; creditor's insurance policy
wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans)
ITAR-TASS (news agency); Information Telegraph Agency of Russia
Trollius riederianus var. japonicus (Japanese variety of the Kamchatka globeflower, Trollius riederianus)
shingen mochi (sweet made by Kinseiken)
correspondence school education
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
full duplex transmission; full duplex communication
integrated services digital network; ISDN
half-duplex transmission; half-duplex communications
half-duplex transmission; half-duplex communications
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
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
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
expansion of credit; inflation of credit
special donation trust; specified gift trust
telegraphic address; cable address
hand signal (to direct vehicular traffic); arm signal; flag signal
(crime of) opening sealed correspondence
distributor (of information, content, etc.); (online) streamer
correspondence delivery (via a private courier service)
collateral credit; credit in respect to real property
belief that something in print is reliable and correct
right to make available for transmission; right to put one's work into transmissable form
Yasuda Trust And Banking Company, Limited
Guangdong International Trust and Investment Corporation
Advanced Information and Telecommunication Society Headquarters; Headquarters for Promotion of Advanced Information and Communications Society
International Telephone & Telegraph Corporation
Sanyo Shinpan (consumer loan firm)
Local Authorities Satellite Communications; LASCOM
National Association of Prefectural Credit Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives
Chuo Trust And Banking Company, Limited
International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee; CCITT
Comite Consultatif International des Radiocommunications; CCIR
JF Marine Bank (abbr)
JA Bank (abbr)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization; ITSO
Agence France-Presse; AFP
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)
I still can't believe that this is true.
Who would ever believe something like that?
Well, normally you wouldn't believe it, right?