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How to say 'Conviction' in Japanese | 確信

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The Japanese word for Conviction is 'Kakushin', written as 確信 in Japanese.'Conviction' in hiragana is かくしん.

    word

    確信

    Meaning

    Conviction

    Reading

    かくしん

    kakushin

    Kanji

    確Certain 信Trust

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '確信 (かくしん)' means 'conviction' or 'firm belief'. It is used to express a strong sense of certainty or confidence in something. This word is often used in contexts where someone is sure about a fact, decision, or outcome. For example: I have a conviction that he will succeed「彼が成功すると確信している」(かれがせいこうするとかくしんしている). She spoke with conviction「彼女は確信を持って話した」(かのじょはかくしんをもってはなした). The word can also be used in negative forms, such as '確信がない (かくしんがない)' (lack of conviction).

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    3405

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 確信

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    確

    Meaning

    Certain

  • kanji

    信

    Meaning

    Trust

Words Related to 確信 Through the Kanji 確

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 確 as well.

  • word

    確か

    Meaning

    Certain, Sure

  • word

    確り

    Meaning

    Firmly

  • word

    確認

    Meaning

    Confirmation

  • word

    正確

    Meaning

    Accurate

  • word

    明確

    Meaning

    Clear, Definite

  • word

    確かめる

    Meaning

    Confirm

  • word

    確保

    Meaning

    Secure

  • word

    確立

    Meaning

    Establishment

  • word

    確定

    Meaning

    Confirmation, Finalization

  • word

    確実

    Meaning

    Certain

  • word

    確率

    Meaning

    Probability

  • word

    不確か

    Meaning

    Uncertain

  • word

    的確

    Meaning

    Accurate

Words Related to 確信 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

    自信

    Meaning

    Confidence

  • word

    信用

    Meaning

    Trust, Credit

  • word

    信頼

    Meaning

    Trust

  • 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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'Kakushin' means 'Conviction' .

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