心こころ根ね

noun

innermost feelings; heart; motive

Refers to one's deep, true feelings or the underlying motive behind actions. Often used in expressions like 心根が優しい (kind-hearted) or 心根を見抜く (see through someone's true intentions).

• 彼かの女じょの心こころ根ねの優やさしさに感かん動どうした。

  I was moved by the kindness of her heart.

• 彼かれの行こう動どうの心こころ根ねは何なんだったのだろう。

  What was the real motive behind his actions?

noun

nature; disposition; spirit

Only with reading こころね

Describes a person's inherent character or temperament. This sense is specifically associated with the reading こころね.

• 彼かれは心こころ根ねがまっすぐな人ひとだ。

  He is a person of straightforward disposition.