信心深(しんじんぶか)い

しんじんぶかい
i-adjective
devout; deeply religious; pious
religionpersonality
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present信心深(しんじんぶか)い信心深(しんじんぶか)くない
Past信心深(しんじんぶか)かった信心深(しんじんぶか)くなかった
て form信心深(しんじんぶか)くて信心深(しんじんぶか)くなくて
Adverbial信心深(しんじんぶか)く—
Conditional ば信心深(しんじんぶか)ければ信心深(しんじんぶか)くなければ
Conditional たら信心深(しんじんぶか)かったら信心深(しんじんぶか)くなかったら
1. devout; deeply religious; pious
Describes a person whose religious faith is strong and shows in daily practice, such as praying, visiting shrines or temples, or keeping observances. Used of people and of families or communities, and works with any religion.
祖母(そぼ)はとても信心深(しんじんぶか)い。
My grandmother is very devout.
信心深(しんじんぶか)い人(ひと)たちが毎朝(まいあさ)お寺(てら)に集(あつ)まる。
Devout people gather at the temple every morning.
信心深(しんじんぶか)い家(いえ)に育(そだ)ったので、食事(しょくじ)の前(まえ)に手(て)を合(あ)わせる習慣(しゅうかん)がある。
I grew up in a devout household, so I have the habit of putting my hands together before meals.

信心(しんじん) (faith, devotion) + 深(ふか)い (deep), with rendaku turning ふかい into ぶかい.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 敬虔(けいけん)な: pious, reverent — more formal and literary, often used of Christians
  • 熱心(ねっしん)な: earnest, keen — about dedication in general, not specifically faith
  • 迷信深(めいしんぶか)い: superstitious — built the same way, but critical in tone

Related Words

Compare: 敬虔(けいけん) (pious, reverent)
Compare: 熱心(ねっしん) (earnest, keen)
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Added 2026.8.16 15:19 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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