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宸襟 (しんきん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

宸しん襟きん

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Meanings

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noun

the emperor's mind; the emperor's inner feelings

Rare, literary term used in classical Japanese or formal historical contexts. Refers specifically to the thoughts or emotions of the emperor.

宸しん襟きんを悩なやます事じ態たいが続つづいた。
The situation continued to trouble the emperor's mind.

Kanji

宸eaves, palace, imperial courtesy
襟collar, neck, lapel

Etymology

Compound of 宸 (shin, 'imperial') and 襟 (kin, 'collar; heart, mind'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the emperor's inner thoughts.