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静心無し (しずこころなし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

静しず心こころ無なし

also: しずごころなし

Meanings

1

ku-adjective (archaic)

uneasy; restless; restive

archaic

Archaic 'ku' adjective describing a state of mental unrest or inability to stay calm. Not used in modern Japanese; found in classical literature.

古こ典てんでは「静しず心こころ無なし」と書かいて心こころが落おち着つかない様よう子すを表あらわした。
In classical texts, '静心無し' was written to express a state of unease or restlessness.

Written forms

静心無し
- しずこころなし
  Archaic kanji spelling; the word is rarely used in modern Japanese.
- しずごころなし
しずごころなし
Alternate reading with rendaku; also archaic.

Kanji

静quiet
心heart, mind, spirit

無nothingness, none, ain't

Similar words

落おち着つかない
Modern equivalent meaning 'restless' or 'unable to settle down'; used in everyday speech.
不ふ安あん
Modern noun/adjective meaning 'anxiety' or 'unease'; broader and more common than the archaic 静心無し.

Etymology

Compound of 静 (shizu, 'quiet') + 心 (kokoro, 'heart/mind') + 無し (nashi, 'without'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word literally means 'without a quiet heart'.