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Shinjiru (信じる): what it means in anime
信じる
しんじる · shinjiru · to believe; to believe in; to place trust in JLPT N3
Shinjiru means "to believe" or "to trust". Anime leans on it for emotional climaxes: 信じてる ("I believe in you"), 信じられない ("I can't believe it"), お前を信じる ("I trust you").
Where you hear it 4 of 42 series
Lines from the Japanese subtitles of episodes 1–3 of each show. A translation is shown only when it clearly matches the line; counts are subtitle lines containing the word.
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Mob Psycho 100 · 6 lines in episodes 1–3 · this one from episode 3
こんなのでも 信じてもらえますか？Is that enough for you to believe me?
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Erased · 6 lines in episodes 1–3 · this one from episode 3
信じられない―can't believe it-
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Bleach · 6 lines in episodes 1–3 · this one from episode 1
って信じられるか ボケ！Can you believe that? Bokeh!
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No Game No Life · 5 lines in episodes 1–3 · this one from episode 2
信じるの？ 異世界から来たって
Usage and nuance
The object takes を: 自分を信じろ is "believe in yourself". Dropped to one word, 信じて is a plea for trust and 信じろ is a command.
信じられない is also everyday Japanese for "unbelievable!" and shows up in comedies as much as in dramas. Satoru in Erased says it about the events around him; Mob says it about himself.
The noun 信頼 (shinrai) is "trust" in the sense of reliability, used about partners and teams. 信じる is the warmer, more personal verb.
Hear 信じる in Mob Psycho 1006 lines in episodes 1–3 · tappable subtitles · free, no account