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心にかかる (こころにかかる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

心こころにかかる

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Meanings

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expression, godan verb (-ru)

weigh on one's mind; trouble one

idiomatic expression

Idiomatic expression meaning something is on one's mind, causing worry or concern. Often used when a problem or thought lingers and bothers someone.

試し験けんの結けっ果かが心こころにかかって、昨さく夜やはよく眠ねむれなかった。
The exam results were weighing on my mind, so I couldn't sleep well last night.

彼かれの言こと葉ばがずっと心こころにかかっている。

His words have been troubling me ever since.

Written forms

心こころにかかる
Standard kanji-kana spelling for this idiomatic expression.
心こころに掛かかる
Alternate kanji spelling using 掛かる; less common but still encountered.

Kanji

心heart, mind, spirit
掛hang, suspend, depend

Similar words

気きにかかる
Similar meaning, but 気にかかる is more about something being on one's mind in a lighter, less heavy sense. 心にかかる implies a deeper, more persistent worry.
気きになる
More casual and common; 気になる can mean 'to be curious about' or 'to be bothered by', while 心にかかる is more literary and weighty.

Etymology

Phrase composed of 心 (heart/mind) + に (particle) + かかる (to hang/be suspended). The image is of something hanging on one's heart, i.e., weighing on the mind.