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心の臓 (しんのぞう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

心しんの臓ぞう

Meanings

1

expression, noun

dated term

Dated expression for the heart as an organ; modern Japanese normally uses 心臓. Still encountered in older literature or poetic contexts.

See also: 心臓

古ふるい医い学がく書しょには「心しんの臓ぞう」という表ひょう現げんがよく出でてくる。
The expression 心の臓 often appears in old medical texts.

Kanji

心heart, mind, spirit
臓entrails, viscera, bowels

Similar words

心しん臓ぞう
The standard modern word for the heart as an organ. 心の臓 is a dated, more literary equivalent.

Etymology

A compound of 心 (しん, 'heart/mind') + の (possessive particle) + 臓 (ぞう, 'internal organ'), literally 'organ of the heart'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is an older way to refer to the heart as a physical organ.