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What's the difference between 信じる, 信用する and 信頼する ? How can I know which one to
use? According to my dictionary they all mean "to trust". Are they
interchangeable?

For example,

> I trust you.
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word-choice nuances verbs
What's the difference between 信じる, 信用する and 信頼する?
Off the top of my head I would summarize the differences as follows.

  * 信じる is to believe a single fact or statement (or, by extension, believe that something exists or is true)
  * 信用する is to have faith in a source of information
  * 信頼する is to trust a person (or institution)

So, for example

> 田中さんを信じる。  
>  I believe what Mr. Tanaka said.
>
> 田中さんを信用できる。  
>  I can ["always"] believe what Mr. Tanaka says.
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> 田中さんを信頼する。  
>  I trust Mr. Tanaka [to always do the right thing].
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I understand that 信用 implies trustworthiness based on the past, whereas 信頼
implies confidence or reliance on some person/thing for the future.
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