信用 (しんよう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

信用 (しんよう) means trust / confidence / credit.

See example sentences below.

信用 at a glance

信用

しんようshin'you

N3noun

trust / confidence / credit

信用しんようshin'youN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

trust / confidence / credit

Example 1

あの人は信用できる友達です。

Translation

That person is a friend you can trust.

Example 2

銀行で信用を得るのは大切です。

Translation

It is important to gain credit at the bank.