Vocabulary

What does 信仰 (しんこう, shinkou) mean?

信仰 (しんこう, shinkou) means faith, religious belief.

Quick facts
Readingしんこう
Romajishinkou
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
しんこう
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshinkou

faith, religious belief

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive (religious) faith; belief; creed

Example sentences

  • She has strong religious faith.

  • This country has various religious beliefs.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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