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Kanji for Trust
Japanese has more than one kanji connected to “trust”: 頼、信. Each has its own feeling. Compare their meanings, readings and the names they appear in.
trust
To trust and rely on; someone others can count on.
Minamoto no Yoritomo founded the Kamakura shogunate in 1185, establishing Japan's very first samurai-led government.
16 strokes On reading ライ (rai) Kun reading たのむ、たのもしい、たよる (tanomu, tanomoshii, tayoru) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: trust, request
Readings used for names on Nazuke: yori, rai
In Japan it appears in about 186 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
trust
Faith and trust; someone whose word is good.
9 strokes On reading シン (shin) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: faith, truth, fidelity, trust
Readings used for names on Nazuke: shi, shin, nobu, makoto
In Japan it appears in about 802 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, in both boys’ and girls’ names.
Names written with 信: Shin 信 · Sinta 信太 · Yasin 弥信 · Cinzia 信千愛 · Maxine 満貴信 · Shinta 信太 · Cinderella 信天礼楽 · Cynthia 信詩歩 · Cindy 信慈 · Cyndi 信慈 · Jacinda 路信太
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