こころ

noun

Kokoro (1914 novel by Natsume Sōseki)

Title of a classic Japanese novel; the word itself means 'heart' or 'mind', but this word refers specifically to the literary work.

• 夏なつ目め漱そう石せきの『こころ』は、高こう校こうの国こく語ごの教きょう科か書しょによく載のっている。

  Natsume Sōseki's 'Kokoro' is often included in high school Japanese textbooks.