| Kanji | 心 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | シン |
| Kunyomi | こころ、-ごころ |
| English | heart, mind, spirit |
| Examples | 関心(かんしん): concern; interest 中心(ちゅうしん): (1) center; centre; middle; heart; core; focus; pivot; emphasis; balance (2) -centered; -centred; -focussed; -oriented; centered on; focussed on 心臓(しんぞう): heart 心配(しんぱい): (1) worry; concern; anxiety (2) care; help; aid; assistance 心理(しんり): state of mind; mentality; psychology 安心(あんしん): relief; peace of mind 都心(としん): city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis 熱心(ねっしん): zeal; enthusiasm 肝心(かんじん): essential; fundamental; crucial; vital; main 感心(かんしん): admiration; Well done! 心身(しんしん): mind and body 心地(ここち): (1) feeling; sensation; mood (2) sensation of doing (usu. after -masu stem of verb) 野心(やしん): ambition; aspiration; designs; treachery 良心(りょうしん): conscience 心中(しんじゅう): double suicide; lovers suicide 内心(ないしん): innermost thoughts; real intention; inmost heart; one's mind; in the heart 決心(けっしん): determination; resolution 心得る(こころえる): (1) to know; to understand; to be aware of; to regard as; to take for (2) to consent; to agree 苦心(くしん): pain; trouble; anxiety; diligence; hard work 心得(こころえ): knowledge; information 心がける(こころがける): to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour 心掛け(こころがけ): intention; attention; dedication; care; prudence; readiness; mental attitude 心情(しんじょう): sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart 用心(ようじん): care; precaution; guarding; caution 一心(いっしん): (1) one mind (2) wholeheartedness; one's whole heart 心当たり(こころあたり): having some knowledge of; happening to know 真心(まごころ): sincerity; devotion 心強い(こころづよい): heartening; reassuring 心細い(こころぼそい): helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging; disheartening 心(こころ): (1) mind; heart; spirit (2) the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.) 心(しん): (1) heart; mind (2) spirit; vitality; inner strength (3) Chinese "Heart" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) (4) friend 下心(したごころ): (1) secret intention; ulterior motive (2) kanji "heart" radical at bottom 自尊心(じそんしん): self-respect; conceit |
| JLPT Level | 4 |
| Jouyou Grade | 2 |
| Frequency | 157 |
| Components | 心: heart, heart radical (no. 61) |
| Number of Strokes | 4 |
| Kanji Radical | 心 |
| Radical Number | 61 |
| Radical Strokes | 4 |
| Radical Reading | こころ・したごころ・りっしんべん |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 象形 Pictographic |
| Keyword | heart |
| Koohii Story 1 | The four chambers in the heart. In the West, we point to our head when asked about the mind. In the East, they point to the heart. So then, the radical for "state of mind"… |
| Koohii Story 2 | Heart needs three drops of blood to work. |
Tags: jlpt.n4, grade2, kanjifreq1-250, kanji_body_organ.torso
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