信者

Japanese

Kanji in this term
信 者
しん
Grade: 4 		しゃ > じゃ
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
信者 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しんじゃ [shíꜜǹjà] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ɕĩɲ̟d͡ʑa̠]

Noun

信(しん)者(じゃ) • (shinja) 

  1. a believer (of a religion)
  2. zealot; fanatic
    ビートルズの信者(しんじゃ)
    bītoruzu no shinja
    a Beatles junkie

Usage notes

  • Sense "fanatic": Generally in a more negative sense than ファン (fan).

References

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