JLPT N1 · Noun

信者 (shinja)

信者 (しんじゃ, shinja) is a Japanese noun meaning “believer; adherent”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しんじゃ
Romaji: shinja
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

believer; adherent; devotee; follower · noun
fanboy; fanatic; superfan · noun · colloquial

Example sentences

キリスト教信者は、一人の神が存在し、イエスキリストは神の子であると信じている。

In the Christian faith, followers believe that there is only one God, and Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 信者

信

faith, truth, fidelityシン · 9 strokes

者

someone, personシャ・もの · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 信者.

信仰しんこう(religious) faith信号しんごうsignal信用しんようconfidence信頼しんらいtrust (in)通信つうしんcorrespondence信じるしんじるto believe迷信めいしんsuperstition信ずるしんずるto believe確信かくしんconviction信任しんにんtrust医者いしゃdoctor歯医者はいしゃdentist者ものperson学者がくしゃscholar

Source: JMdict entry 1359340 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.