Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity

    きちんと分別のある人は決して盲信などしません。
    A person of good sense will certainly not believe blindly.

Also written 妄信【もうしん】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

blind, blind man, ignoramus

Kun
めくら
On
モウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1767 of 2500
Radical
eye
WaniKani
Level 57

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-2-6SKIP code
2j6.6The Kanji Dictionary
0060.1Four corner code
479deroo
76f2Unicode hex code
1-44-53JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
297Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3907New Nelson (John Haig)
2053New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2547Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1298Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1767Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
486Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
525Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1499A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
936Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1177Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23132XMorohashi
1852A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1375Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1462Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1558Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1210Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1278Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1378Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
497Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mang2Pinyin reading
maengKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
57WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

faith, truth, fidelity, trust

On
シン
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
208 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 15

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Used in names as

しがしなしのしぶときのびのぶまこと

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-2-7SKIP code
2a7.1The Kanji Dictionary
2026.1Four corner code
2177deroo
4fe1Unicode hex code
1-31-14JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
454Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
221New Nelson (John Haig)
100New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
115Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
75Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
84Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
969Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1043Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
198A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
782Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
149Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
707Morohashi
513A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
157Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
157Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
437sakade
320Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
544henshall3
527Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
181crowley
640Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
97Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
978Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xin4, shen1Pinyin reading
sinKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
15WaniKani level