心

Meaning

心 centers on the inner seat of emotion and thought: the heart, mind, or spirit. The radical sense is the same heart shape used as a component in other characters.

• 心こころ
  N5

  mind; heart; spirit

• 心しん
  N2

  heart; mind; spirit; vitality; inner strength

• 心配しんぱい
  N5

  worry; concern; anxiety; uneasiness; fear

• 中心ちゅうしん
  N3

  center; centre; middle; heart; core; focus; pivot; emphasis; balance

• 安心あんしん
  N4

  peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence

• 心理しんり
  N3

  state of mind; mentality; psychology

• 関心かんしん
  N3

  concern; interest

• 初心者しょしんしゃ
  N2

  beginner

• 心臓しんぞう
  N3

  heart

• 熱心ねっしん
  N4

  zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

• 良心りょうしん
  N1

  conscience

• 心からこころから
  N3

  from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

• 肝心かんじん
  N2

  essential; important; crucial; vital; main

• 感心かんしん
  N3

  admiration; being impressed

• 心地ここち
  N1

  feeling; sensation; mood

• 都心としん
  N2

  city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area

• 心当たりこころあたり
  N2

  having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling

• 居心地いごこち
  N2

  feeling of a house or a room

• 心身しんしん
  N2

  mind and body

• 内心ないしん
  N1

  inner thoughts; real intention; inmost heart; one's mind

• 心境しんきょう
  N1

  state of mind; mental state; mental attitude

• 心得こころえ
  N1

  knowledge; understanding

• 心情しんじょう
  N1

  sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

• 決心けっしん
  N3

  determination; resolution

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