Japanese symbol for “piety”
信心
しんじん
Romaji: shinjin
faith; belief; piety; devotion
In Japanese, piety is 信心, read しんじん (shinjin).
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
- n, vs, vt faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “piety”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 敬神 | けいしん keishin | piety; reverence |
| 宗教心 | しゅうきょうしん shuukyoushin | piety |
| 信仰心 | しんこうしん shinkoushin | (religious) piety; faith; devotion |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 通信 | つうしん tsuushin | correspondence; communication; transmission |
| 信頼 | しんらい shinrai | trust (in); confidence; faith |
| 自信 | じしん jishin | self-confidence; confidence (in oneself) |
| 信用 | しんよう shin'you | confidence; trust; faith |
| 信号 | しんごう shingou | signal; signalling; signaling |
| 受信 | じゅしん jushin | receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.) |
| 中心 | ちゅうしん chuushin | center; centre; middle |
| 心配 | しんぱい shinpai | worry; concern; anxiety |
See also: Chinese symbol for “piety”.
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.