Word Meaning 信仰

しんこう shinkou

信仰 is read as しんこう (shinkou) and means (religious) faith.

Meaning

English

  1. (religious) faith
  2. belief
  3. creed

Reading

Kana

しんこう

Romaji

shinkou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 4997 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

信仰生活

しんこうせいかつ

life of faith

信仰の自由

しんこうのじゆう

freedom of religion

信仰告白

しんこうこくはく

profession of faith

信仰的

しんこうてき

religious

信仰心

しんこうしん

(religious) piety

信仰箇条

しんこうかじょう

articles of faith

信仰深い

しんこうぶかい

devout

信仰者

しんこうしゃ

believer

民間信仰

みんかんしんこう

folk beliefs

来世信仰

らいせしんこう

belief in the next world

不信仰

ふしんこう

lack of faith

学歴信仰

がくれきしんこう

over-belief in (the importance of) academic credentials

Example Sentences

10

Faith can move mountains.

My parents are very religious people.

My grandmother was a devout person.

Do you believe in Christianity?

They fought for freedom of religion.

I've lost my religious faith.

My father was religious and he was a very moral man.

My parents are very religious people.

People in other countries often say that the Japanese are not religious enough.

The emperor Theodosius made Christianity the state religion and banned other religions.