JLPT N3 · Feelings & personality

自信

じしん

self-confidence

Stroke order of 自信

2 characters, 15 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

自 · 6 strokes信 · 9 strokes

Memory trick

Point to your own nose "自" and trust "信" your own words "言" as a person "亻": self-confidence.

Parts: 自 self (a nose) + 信 trust (亻 person + 言 words)

Example sentence

日本語の会話に自信があります。

にほんごのかいわにじしんがあります。

I'm confident in my Japanese conversation skills.

Words with 自

自分oneself 自転車bicycle 自動車car; automobile 自由freedom; free 自然nature 自炊cooking for oneself 自由化liberalization 自由権civil liberties 自慢boasting; pride 自動automatic

Words with 信

信号traffic light 信じるto believe 信用trust; credit 返信reply 受信receiving 送信sending 通信communication

More words: Feelings & personality

感情emotion; feelings 喜ぶto be glad; to rejoice 悲しむto grieve; to be sad 怒るto get angry 驚くto be surprised 笑うto laugh; to smile 泣くto cry 恥ずかしいembarrassed; shy 寂しいlonely 苦しいpainful; hard 優しいkind; gentle 厳しいstrict; severe 素直honest; obedient 不安anxiety; uneasy

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