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Faithful / Honorable
Trustworthy / Fidelity / Loyalty

xìn yì

shingi

신의

信義 is a word that is often used to describe a person with an honest and loyal reputation. To put it simply, this applies to somebody you can trust (with your life).

In Chinese, this is often defined as good faith, honor, trust, and justice.
In Korean, this word means fidelity, truthfulness, or faithfulness.
In Japanese: faith, fidelity and loyalty. It's also a Japanese male given name when pronounced "Nobuyoshi."

Dependable

jiān yì kě kào

견의가고

The first two characters mean resolute with firm determination.
The second two characters mean reliable.

Together, this creates a 4-character expression that clearly means dependable.

Honesty / Fidelity

xìn

shin

신

信 is another character that expresses the idea of honesty. It can also mean truth, faith, believe in, fidelity, sincerity, trust and/or confidence.

Some have included this in the list for the Bushido, although "makoto" is probably more common/popular.

Note: In some context, this character can mean letter; news or envoy. However, alone, it will generally be read with the honesty-meaning.

See our page with just Code of the Samurai / Bushido here

Honesty

zhèng zhí

shoujiki

정직

Honesty is being truthful and sincere. It is important because it builds trust. When people are honest, they can be relied on not to lie, cheat or steal. Being honest means that you accept yourself as you are. When you are open and trustworthy, others can believe in you.

正直 is one of the 8 key concepts of Tang Soo Do.

Note: This entry is cross-listed as "integrity" because it also fits that definition.

Please note that the second Kanji sometimes has an alternate form in Japanese. Let us know if you want the alternate form shown to the right.

Wise and Virtuous

xián

ken

현

賢 is used to refer to being a wise, trustworthy and virtuous person. But it also contains the ideas of intelligence, genius, scholarship, virtue, sage, saint, good, excellent in character.

賢 is used in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja. Also used in a Buddhist context with same meaning.

Note: Can also be male given name, Masaru, in Japanese.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
信實信实 see styles	xìn shí / xin4 shi2 hsin shih nobuzane / のぶざね	信實 Custom Scroll trustworthy; reliable; to believe something to be true (personal name) Nobuzane
可信 see styles	kě xìn / ke3 xin4 k`o hsin / ko hsin yoshinobu / よしのぶ kanobu / かのぶ	可信 Custom Scroll trustworthy (given name) Yoshinobu; (surname) Kanobu This term is used in Buddhism, but due to a licensing issue, we cannot show the definition
堅人 see styles	katajin / かたじん	堅人 Custom Scroll square; trustworthy person; (personal name) Kento; (given name) Kenji
慥か see styles	tashika / たしか	慥か Custom Scroll (noun or adjectival noun) (1) sure; certain; positive; definite; (2) reliable; trustworthy; safe; sound; firm; accurate; correct; exact; (adverb) (3) If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly; If I remember rightly
把穩把稳 see styles	bǎ wěn / ba3 wen3 pa wen	把穩 Custom Scroll trustworthy; dependable
着実 see styles	chakujitsu / ちゃくじつ	着実 Custom Scroll (noun or adjectival noun) steady; sound; trustworthy; solid
確か see styles	tashika / たしか	確か Custom Scroll (noun or adjectival noun) (1) sure; certain; positive; definite; (2) reliable; trustworthy; safe; sound; firm; accurate; correct; exact; (adverb) (3) If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly; If I remember rightly
誠信诚信 see styles	chéng xìn / cheng2 xin4 ch`eng hsin / cheng hsin masanobu / まさのぶ tomonobu / とものぶ seishin / seshin / せいしん	誠信 Custom Scroll genuine; honest; in good faith; honesty; integrity (personal name) Masanobu; (personal name) Tomonobu; (given name) Seishin True and trustworthy, true, reliable.
らしい see styles	rashii / rashi / らしい	らしい Custom Scroll (auxiliary adjective) (1) seeming ... (expresses judgment based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay); appearing ...; (suf,adj-i) (2) (after a noun, adverb or adjective stem) -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ...
信得過信得过 see styles	xìn de guò / xin4 de5 guo4 hsin te kuo	信得過 Custom Scroll trustworthy; reliable
守信用 see styles	shǒu xìn yòng / shou3 xin4 yong4 shou hsin yung	守信用 Custom Scroll to keep one's word; trustworthy
弛まぬ see styles	tayumanu / たゆまぬ	弛まぬ Custom Scroll (can act as adjective) (1) (kana only) steady; sound; trustworthy; (2) (kana only) assiduous; untiring; diligent
靠得住 see styles	kào de zhù / kao4 de5 zhu4 k`ao te chu / kao te chu	靠得住 Custom Scroll reliable; trustworthy
值得信賴值得信赖 see styles	zhí de xìn lài / zhi2 de5 xin4 lai4 chih te hsin lai	值得信賴 Custom Scroll trustworthy
頼もしい see styles	tanomoshii / tanomoshi / たのもしい	頼もしい Custom Scroll (adjective) (1) reliable; trustworthy; (2) hopeful; promising
信用できる see styles	shinyoudekiru / shinyodekiru / しんようできる	信用できる Custom Scroll (adj-f,v1) believable; credible; trustworthy
信用出来る see styles	shinyoudekiru / shinyodekiru / しんようできる	信用出来る Custom Scroll (adj-f,v1) believable; credible; trustworthy
信頼に足る see styles	shinrainitaru / しんらいにたる	信頼に足る Custom Scroll (exp,adj-f) authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound; staunch; trustworthy
一點水一個泡一点水一个泡 see styles	yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè pào / yi1 dian3 shui3 yi1 ge4 pao4 i tien shui i ko p`ao / i tien shui i ko pao	一點水一個泡 Custom Scroll honest and trustworthy (idiom)
信用できる;信用出来る see styles	shinyoudekiru / shinyodekiru / しんようできる	(adj-f,v1) (See 信用・しんよう) believable; credible; trustworthy
確か(P);確(io);慥か see styles	tashika / たしか	(noun or adjectival noun) (1) sure; certain; positive; definite; (2) reliable; trustworthy; safe; sound; firm; accurate; correct; exact; (adverb) (3) If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly; If I remember rightly

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Title	Characters	Romaji(Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Faithful Honorable Trustworthy Fidelity Loyalty	信義信义	shingi	xìn yì / xin4 yi4 / xin yi / xinyi	hsin i / hsini
Dependable	堅毅可靠坚毅可靠		jiān yì kě kào jian1 yi4 ke3 kao4 jian yi ke kao jianyikekao	chien i k`o k`ao chienikokao chien i ko kao
Honesty Fidelity	信	shin	xìn / xin4 / xin	hsin
Honesty	正直	shoujiki / shojiki	zhèng zhí zheng4 zhi2 zheng zhi zhengzhi	cheng chih chengchih
Wise and Virtuous	賢贤	ken	xián / xian2 / xian	hsien
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.

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