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How to say 'Confidence' in Japanese | 自信

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The Japanese word for Confidence is 'Jishin', written as 自信 in Japanese.'Confidence' in hiragana is じしん.

    word

    自信

    Meaning

    Confidence

    Reading

    じしん

    jishin

    Kanji

    自Self 信Trust

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '自信 (じしん)' means 'confidence'. It refers to a feeling of self-assurance or belief in one's own abilities, qualities, or judgment. This word is often used in contexts where someone is expressing their belief in their capacity to succeed or perform well. For example: I have confidence in my skills「私は自分のスキルに自信がある」(わたしはじぶんのスキルにじしんがある). She lost her confidence after the failure「彼女は失敗の後、自信を失った」(かのじょはしっぱいのあと、じしんをうしなった). It can also be used in negative forms to express a lack of confidence, such as '自信がない (じしんがない)' meaning 'to lack confidence'.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    1652

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 自信

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    自

    Meaning

    Self

  • kanji

    信

    Meaning

    Trust

Words Related to 自信 Through the Kanji 自

These 32 Words contain the Kanji 自 as well.

  • word

    自分

    Meaning

    Self

  • word

    自転車

    Meaning

    Bicycle

  • word

    自身

    Meaning

    Self

  • word

    自己

    Meaning

    Self

  • word

    自動

    Meaning

    Automatic

  • word

    自体

    Meaning

    Itself

  • word

    自動車

    Meaning

    Car

  • word

    自然

    Meaning

    Natural, Nature

  • word

    自習

    Meaning

    Self study

  • word

    自由

    Meaning

    Freedom, Liberty

  • word

    自治

    Meaning

    Autonomy

  • word

    自炊

    Meaning

    Cooking

  • word

    自宅

    Meaning

    Home

  • word

    自転

    Meaning

    Rotation

  • word

    独自

    Meaning

    Unique, Independent

  • word

    自覚

    Meaning

    Awareness

  • word

    各自

    Meaning

    Each

  • word

    自然に

    Meaning

    Naturally

  • word

    自立

    Meaning

    Independence

  • word

    自主的

    Meaning

    Voluntary

  • word

    自衛

    Meaning

    Self defense

  • word

    自然科学

    Meaning

    Natural science

  • word

    自殺

    Meaning

    Suicide

  • word

    自衛隊

    Meaning

    Self Defense Forces

  • word

    自主

    Meaning

    Independence

  • word

    自慢

    Meaning

    Boast

  • word

    自我

    Meaning

    Ego

  • word

    自ら

    Meaning

    Oneself

  • word

    不自然

    Meaning

    Unnatural

  • word

    不自由

    Meaning

    Discomfort

  • word

    自国

    Meaning

    Home country

  • word

    自社

    Meaning

    Own company

Words Related to 自信 Through the Kanji 信

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 信 as well.

  • word

    信ずる

    Meaning

    Believe

  • word

    信じる

    Meaning

    Believe

  • word

    信用

    Meaning

    Trust, Credit

  • word

    信頼

    Meaning

    Trust

  • word

    確信

    Meaning

    Conviction

  • word

    信号

    Meaning

    Signal

  • word

    信仰

    Meaning

    Faith

  • word

    受信

    Meaning

    Reception

  • word

    信託

    Meaning

    Trust

  • word

    送信

    Meaning

    Transmission

  • word

    信念

    Meaning

    Belief

  • word

    信者

    Meaning

    Follower, Believer

  • word

    通信

    Meaning

    Communication

  • word

    発信

    Meaning

    Transmission

  • word

    迷信

    Meaning

    Superstition

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