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Japanese symbol for “credentials”

Romaji: shinninjou
credentials

In Japanese, credentials is , read (shinninjou).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n credentials

Kanji and stroke order

faith, truth, fidelity
on: シン
9 strokes · JLPT 2
responsibility, duty, term
on: ニン
kun: まか.せる、まか.す
6 strokes · JLPT 2
status quo, conditions, circumstances
on: ジョウ
7 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “credentials”

WordReadingMeaning
しょうめいしょ shoumeishocertificate; credentials; testimonial

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
つうしん tsuushincorrespondence; communication; transmission
しんらい shinraitrust (in); confidence; faith
じしん jishinself-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
しんよう shin'youconfidence; trust; faith
しんごう shingousignal; signalling; signaling
じゅしん jushinreceiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
せきにん sekininduty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff)
にんむ ninmuduty; function; office
じょうたい joutaistate; condition; situation

See also: Chinese symbol for “credentials”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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