No. 886 in Japanese
信じ
"Belief" or "to believe."
In a sentence
私はあなたの言葉を信じます。
I believe in your words.
The word "信じ" (shinji) is used as the verb "to believe" in the present/future tense, expressing trust in someone's words.
子供たちはサンタクロースを信じています。
Children believe in Santa Claus.
Here, "信じ" (shinji) is used in the progressive form "信じています," showing an ongoing belief in Santa Claus.
彼の話を信じるべきではない。
You shouldn't believe his story.
In this instance, "信じ" (shinji) is in its base form used with "べきではない" to convey that believing his story is not advisable.
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