Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 妄信(ぼうしん) in Japanese

妄信, 盲信
Kana Reading
ぼうしん, もうしん
Romaji
bōshin, mōshin
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
    Example sentence
    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.

Examples of 妄信, 盲信, ぼうしん, もうしん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

妄 JLPT 1

6 strokes

delusion, unnecessarily, without authority, reckless

On'Yomi: モウ, ボウ

Kun'Yomi: みだ.りに

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盲 JLPT 1

8 strokes

blind, blind man, ignoramus

On'Yomi: モウ

Kun'Yomi: めくら

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信 JLPT 3

9 strokes

faith, truth, fidelity, trust

On'Yomi: シン

Kun'Yomi:

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