► 動詞
信じる [(3)しんじる] meaning: believe rank: 1
☆ あそこのラーメンは信じられないぐらい美味い ⇨ Their ramen is unbelievably delicious
☆ 私は彼のことを信じている ⇨ I believe in him
☆ 私は彼の言う事を信じない ⇨ I don’t believe what he says
☆ 自分の信じたい事だけを信じられる人は幸せだ ⇨ Those who can believe only what they want to believe are blessed
☆ 彼が人殺しをするなんて信じられない ⇨ I can’t believe he killed someone (☛ 信じる is to have a strong belief in something critical, and won’t be used as casual “think” as in English)
思い込む [(4)おもいこむ] meaning: believe rank: 2
☆ 彼は自分が正しいと思い込んでいる ⇨ He firmly believes he is right (even though he is wrong) (☛ Believe something firmly but erroneously)
確信 [かくしん] [確信する] [liter] meaning: believe rank: 3
☆ 私はこの計画は成功すると確信している ⇨ I’m fully convinced that this project will succeed
信仰 [しんこう] [信仰する] meaning: believe rank: 3
☆ 彼等は土着の宗教を信仰している ⇨ They believe in the aboriginal religion (☛ Believe in a specific religion)
狂信 [きょうしん] [狂信する] meaning: believe rank: 4
☆ 宗教を狂信する人達 ⇨ People who believe their religions fanatically (☛ Believe fanatically)
誤信 [ごしん] [誤信する] meaning: believe rank: 4
☆ 多くの人は正しい事を疑問視し、間違った事を誤信する ⇨ Many people question truths, and believe fallacies (☛ Believe wrong ideas)
信奉 [しんぽう] [信奉する] meaning: believe rank: 4
☆ 彼は共産主義を信奉していた ⇨ He firmly believed in communism
妄信 [もうしん] [妄信する] meaning: believe rank: 4
☆ 彼等は教祖を妄信している ⇨ They blindly believe in the cult leader
► 成句
真 [ま] [真に受ける] meaning: believe rank: 2
☆ 彼の言うことを真に受けちゃ駄目だよ ⇨ Don’t take what he says seriously
► 名詞
思い込み [おもいこみ] meaning: believe rank: 2
☆ 彼女は思い込みが激しい ⇨ Once she believes in something she won’t listen to anything else (☛ Believe something firmly but erroneously)
信者 [(1)しんじゃ] meaning: believe rank: 2
☆ 宗教信者 ⇨ Religious believers
鵜呑み [うのみ] [鵜呑みにする] meaning: believe rank: 3
☆ 他人の言う事を鵜呑みにするな ⇨ Don’t just take other’s words at face value (☛ 鵜 is a kind of pelican which swallow large preys)
確信 [かくしん] [liter] meaning: believe rank: 3
☆ 私には確信はない ⇨ I don’t have conviction
信仰 [しんこう] meaning: believe rank: 3
☆ 彼は信仰心が強い (しんこうしん) ⇨ He has very strong religious beliefs (☛ Believe in a specific religion)
持論 [じろん] meaning: believe rank: 3
☆ 人間は信用できない、が彼の持論だ ⇨ You cannot trust humans, that’s his belief
丸呑み [まるのみ] meaning: believe rank: 3
☆ 人の話を丸呑みするな ⇨ Don’t swallow, just blindly believe, what others say
信条 [(1)しんじょう] meaning: believe rank: 4
☆ 「努力は必ず報われる」というのが私の信条だ ⇨ “Hard work will always pay off”, that is my belief
► 形容動詞
本気 [ほんき] [本気にする] [coll] meaning: believe rank: 1
☆ あいつの言うことを本気にしちゃ駄目だよ ⇨ Don’t take what he said seriously