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shin

English translation: new//heart/sincerity/just about anything

08:25 Jan 1, 2001
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Japanese term or phrase: shin
karate meaning from the style gojuryu
judith
English translation:new//heart/sincerity/just about anything
Explanation:
This question is impossible to answer. There are literally dozens of characters that can be pronounced 'shin'. If possible, please provide some context for this term (or better still a reference to the exact character).
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Philip Ronan
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:56
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Summary of answers provided
na +2new//heart/sincerity/just about anything
Philip Ronan
na +2Truth
Hiroko Albrecht


  

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4 hrs peer agreement (net): +2
new//heart/sincerity/just about anything


Explanation:
This question is impossible to answer. There are literally dozens of characters that can be pronounced 'shin'. If possible, please provide some context for this term (or better still a reference to the exact character).


    Reference: http://www.nihongo.demon.co.uk
Philip Ronan
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 170
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maynard Hogg: Nearly impossible.(g) Philip got my first two guesses: heart and sincerity.
183 days
agree  Timothy Takemoto
404 days
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16 hrs peer agreement (net): +2
Truth


Explanation:
I found a website on Gojuryu karate, and one of the seven ethics they listed were "Truth （真）."
Since Japanese is an ideograph, I need to see the Chinese character (Kanji) to be 100% sure with the translation, but I'm pretty confident that I'm right (Martial arts in Japan serves sort of as a religion as well).

Hope this helps!


    Reference: http://www.gojute.com/cannons.asp
Hiroko Albrecht
United States
Local time: 13:56
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in pair: 50

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
Louise Vaux
ProZ.com Staff
agree  sekitan
agree  Maynard Hogg
182 days
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