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心積もり (こころづもり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
mental preparation ; anticipation ; expectation ; plan
Refers to a mental readiness or a plan one has in mind, often about future events. Used as a noun or with する to mean 'to mentally prepare' or 'to anticipate'.
試し 験けん の 結けっ 果か は 悪わる い と 心こころ 積づ もり し て い た が 、 意い 外がい と 良よ かっ た 。
I had anticipated a bad result on the exam, but it was surprisingly good.
Written forms 心こころ 積づ もり Usage 17%
心こころ づもり Usage 74%
Common variant with づもり in kana.
心こころ 積づも り Usage 9%
Kanji 積 volume, product (x*y), acreage Similar words 覚かく 悟ご 覚悟 implies a firmer, often more serious resolve or readiness for hardship, while 心積もり is a lighter mental preparation or expectation.
予よ 想そう 予想 is a general forecast or prediction, whereas 心積もり emphasizes a personal, internal readiness or plan.
Etymology Compound of 心 (こころ, 'heart, mind') and 積もり (つもり, 'intention, plan'), with rendaku voicing. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since at least the Edo period to mean a mental plan or anticipation.
