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一心 (いっしん, isshin) Japanese meaning: one mind | Kotomora

一いっ心しん

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

one mind; united purpose

Refers to people sharing one heart, mind, or purpose. Often appears in patterns such as 一心となって, meaning acting together as one.

村むら人びとたちは一いっ心しんとなって復ふっ興こうに取とり組くんだ

。

The villagers worked together as one on the reconstruction.

2

wholeheartedness; one's whole heart; single-mindedly

Used for doing something with one's whole attention or heart. The adverbial form 一心に is especially common with verbs such as 祈る, 勉強する, and 働く.

See also: 一心に

彼かの女じょは合ごう格かくを願ねがって一いっ心しんに勉べん強きょうした。
She studied wholeheartedly, hoping to pass.
母ははは子こどもの無ぶ事じを一いっ心しんに祈いのった。
The mother prayed with all her heart for her child's safety.

Usage patterns

一いっ心しんに〈動どう詞し〉to do something wholeheartedly / with one's whole heart
彼かの女じょは一いっ心しんに祈いのった。
She prayed with all her heart.
〈人ひと〉が一いっ心しんとなるfor people to become united as one in purpose
町まちの人ひと々びとが一いっ心しんとなって復ふっ興こうに取とり組くんだ。
The townspeople worked together as one to rebuild.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
心heart, mind, spirit

Related words

専せん心しん sense 2
専心 is a more formal word for devoting oneself wholly to a task, while 一心 emphasizes an undivided heart or attention, often as 一心に.
熱ねっ心しんN4sense 2
熱心 describes eagerness or enthusiasm toward something, while 一心 emphasizes single-minded focus rather than the feeling of enthusiasm itself.
一途いちず sense 2
一途 describes a person's single-minded devotion or temperament, while 一心 is typically used adverbially as 一心に to describe focused effort in the moment.
一ひと筋すじN1
一心 focuses on the unity of one's heart or mind toward a goal at a given moment, whereas 一筋 describes sustained devotion to one path over time.

Don't confuse with

一いっ新しんN1
一新 (same pronunciation) means a complete renewal or overhaul of something, whereas 一心 refers to a united or single-minded heart.
一いっ身しん
一身 (same pronunciation) means one's own person or self, whereas 一心 refers to a shared or wholehearted state of mind.
一いっ心しんにN1
一心 is the plain noun for 'one heart/mind,' while 一心に is its adverbial form used to modify a verb.

Word family

一いっ心しん不ふ乱らん
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; with intense concentration
一いっ心しんにN1
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; fervently; intently
一いち億おく一いっ心しん
national unity; the whole nation acting as one
一いっ

Written forms

一いっ心しんUsage98%
Standard kanji spelling; this is the only written form.
いっしんUsage2%

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound of 一, 'one,' and 心, 'heart; mind.' The spelling directly reflects the idea of one mind or wholehearted focus.

心しん

三さん

観がん

simultaneous contemplation of the threefold truth

一いっ心しん同どう体たい

being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one