Shin (しん)
Shin is read しん and has 2 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 信 and 心. One is feminine and one is masculine. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.
Reading
し·ん (2 beats)
Kanji spellings
2 in our data
Gender
Depends on the spelling
Source
Hand-reviewed list of everyday names and JMnedict, the open name dictionary
Kanji spellings of Shin
One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.
- 信しんCommonMasculine
Trust
- 心しんFeminine
Heart
The kanji in Shin
What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.
- 信faith1 spelling
- 心heart1 spelling
Shin with common surnames
Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.
Names that sound similar
Names that start or end with the same sounds.
Other names that use 信 (faith)
Shin on our lists
Topic pages that include a spelling of this name.
Questions about Shin
Is Shin a boy's or a girl's name?
It depends on the spelling: 信 is masculine and 心 is feminine.
What does Shin mean?
Shin is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 信 reads as "trust" and 心 reads as "heart". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.
How many ways can Shin be written in kanji?
Our data lists 2: 信 and 心. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.
How do you pronounce Shin?
しん is 2 beats: し · ん. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.
Where this comes from
The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.
How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.
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