Japanese symbol for “trust”
信頼
しんらい
Romaji: shinrai
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
In Japanese, trust is 信頼, read しんらい (shinrai).
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 trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “trust”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 信用 | しんよう shin'you | confidence; trust; faith |
| 信託 | しんたく shintaku | trust; entrusting; leaving in someone's trust |
| 信任 | しんにん shinnin | trust; confidence; credence |
| 委託 | いたく itaku | entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge |
| 信 | しん shin | trust; reliance; confidence |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 通信 | つうしん tsuushin | correspondence; communication; transmission |
| 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.) |
| 依頼 | いらい irai | request; commission; entrusting (with a matter) |
| 頼む | たのむ tanomu | to request; to beg; to ask |
| 頼み | たのみ tanomi | request; favor; favour |
See also: Chinese symbol for “trust”.
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.