JLPT N2 · Noun

迷信 (meishin)

迷信 (めいしん, meishin) is a Japanese noun meaning “superstition; superstitious belief”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: めいしん
Romaji: meishin
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

superstition; superstitious belief · noun

Example sentences

その迷信は彼らの間で今なお残っている。

This superstition still lingers on among them.

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

Kanji in 迷信

迷

astray, be perplexed, in doubtメイ・まよ.う · 9 strokes

信

faith, truth, fidelityシン · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 迷信.

迷うまようto lose one's way迷惑めいわくtrouble迷子まいごlost child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信ずるしんずるto believe確信かくしんconviction信者しんじゃbeliever信任しんにんtrust

Source: JMdict entry 1532760 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.