心（こころ）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: odaka (tail-high) — high to the end, drops on a following particle (accent on mora 3)
Meaning: heart / mind
Example sentences
- 助けてくれて、心から感謝しています。 — I'm truly grateful to you for helping me.
- 彼は本当に心が優しい人だ。 — He's a truly kind-hearted person.
Idioms & proverbs containing “心”
- 心神耗弱 (しんしんこうじゃく) — diminished capacity; diminished responsibility
- 水心 (みずごころ) — knowing how to swim
- 見目より心 (みめよりこころ) — a gentle spirit is more important than looks; handsome is as handsome does
- 目は心の窓 (めはこころのまど) — the eyes are the windows to the soul; the eye is the lamp of the body
- 目は心の鏡 (めはこころのかがみ) — the eyes are the windows to the soul; the eye is the lamp of the body; the eyes are the mirror of the heart
- 女心と秋の空 (おんなごころとあきのそら) — a woman's heart is as fickle as autumn weather
Related words
See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “心” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)