level emotion; frankness; open-heartedness
Rare literary word describing a calm, open, and unguarded emotional state. Not used in everyday conversation; found mainly in older or formal writing.
His open-hearted attitude made those around him open up.
In this text, the old expression '坦懐' is used.
open-minded; frank; without preconceptions
Literary kanji compound; rarely used in modern Japanese. The reading たんかい is not commonly encountered.
坦懐 is a Sino-Japanese compound (kango) combining 坦 (level, flat, calm) and 懐 (heart, feelings). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a classical pattern of forming abstract nouns and adjectives from kanji with related meanings.