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同情心 (doujoushin) Japanese meaning: sympathy | Kotomora

同どう情じょう心しん

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Meanings

1

sympathy; compassion

A feeling of understanding and caring about someone else's suffering or misfortune.

彼かれの話はなしを聞きいて、深ふかい同どう情じょう

心しん

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Listening to his story, I felt deep sympathy.

同どう情じょう心しんだけでは問もん題だいは解かい決けつしない。

Sympathy alone won't solve the problem.

Kanji

同same, agree, equal
情feelings, emotion, passion
心heart, mind, spirit

Related words

同どう情じょう
同情 is the more common and general word for sympathy. 同情心 emphasizes the emotional aspect or the heart of compassion.
共きょう感かん
共感 is empathy, sharing someone's feelings, while 同情心 is more about feeling pity or compassion for someone's plight.

Built from

同どう情じょう+心しん

Etymology

Compound of 同情 (sympathy) and 心 (heart, mind).