信用

• 読み: しんよう
• ローマ字: shin'you
• 漢字の分解: 信 (shin) — to believe, trust; 用 (you) — to use, employ
• 発音: /ɕiɴ.joː/

意味

Trust; confidence; credit. Believing in someone's reliability or honesty.

A suru-verb (信用する) used to express trusting or having confidence in someone or something. Takes a direct object with を. Unlike 信頼 which emphasizes reliance, 信用 focuses on believing someone is honest and reliable. Also used in finance for 'credit.'

例文

1. あの人は約束を守るから信用できる。
2. 一度嘘をつくと信用を失ってしまう。
3. 銀行から信用を得るには実績が必要だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: relationships, business, finance

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

Compound of 信 (shin, to believe/trust) and 用 (you, to use/employ). The combination suggests belief that can be relied upon in practical dealings.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal