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心落ち (こころおち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

心こころ落おち

Meanings

1

noun

being discouraged; losing heart

archaic

Archaic noun meaning a state of discouragement or dejection. Not used in modern Japanese; the concept is now expressed with words like 落胆 or がっかり.

古こ文ぶんでは「心こころ落おち」が気き落おちした状じょう態たいを表あらわすことがある。
In classical texts, 心落ち can refer to a state of being discouraged.

Kanji

心heart, mind, spirit
落fall, drop, come down

Similar words

落らく胆たん
Modern noun for discouragement or disappointment, replacing the archaic 心落ち.
がっかり
Common modern adverb/する-verb for feeling disappointed or discouraged.

Etymology

Compound of 心 (heart, mind) and 落ち (falling, dropping), literally 'heart-falling'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from its components.