信用

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 信用 is read as しんよう and means “trust” and “credit”.
• Basic usage: It describes earning trust by keeping promises and losing credibility through repeated lies.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 信用を得る / 信用を失う
  • 信用を得る and 信用を失う form an opposite pair. The word covers interpersonal trust as well as financial credit.