心身の健康を保つには、休むことも大切だ。
Rest is also important for maintaining health of mind and body.
武道では「心・技・体」のバランスが重んじられる。
In martial arts, the balance of spirit, technique, and body is valued.
innermost heart; true feelings; core of one's character
Focuses on what lies deep inside a person: their real feelings, nature, or character. In modern Japanese this しん reading is often encountered through compounds such as 本心.
彼の本心はまだ分からない。
I still do not know his true feelings.
Only when written 芯
Used for the physical or structural center of something. This meaning is normally written 芯 in everyday Japanese, especially for fruit cores, pencil leads, and the center of an object.
See also: 芯
リンゴの芯を取ってから切った。
I removed the apple core before cutting it.
heart; cardiac organ
Refers to the anatomical heart, mainly as a technical or compound element in words such as 心拍 and 心音. The usual standalone everyday word for the organ is 心臓.
See also: 心臓
走ったあと、心拍が速くなった。
After running, my heartbeat became faster.
Heart mansion; Chinese Heart constellation
Astronomical name for the Chinese 'Heart' constellation, one of the twenty-eight mansions. This is a specialized traditional astronomy term.
See also: 二十八宿
二十八宿には「心」という宿がある。
Among the twenty-eight mansions, there is one called Heart.
Archaic children's-language use meaning 'friend.' It is not used this way in modern everyday Japanese except when explaining old or childlike language.
古い子ども言葉では、「心」が友だちを指すことがあった。
In old children's language, 心 could refer to a friend.
concern; interest
heart (organ) · guts; nerve; cheek; gall · heart (of something); central part
enthusiastic; eager; zealous
conscience
essential; crucial; vital; key
admiration; being impressed · admirable; praiseworthy · astonishment; being appalled
city center; downtown; heart of a city
mind and body
inner thoughts; real intention; one's mind · at heart; deep down; on the inside · inner center (geometry)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
feelings; emotions; sentiment
determination; resolution; making up one's mind
double suicide; lovers' suicide · group suicide; family suicide · self-sacrificing dedication
one's heart; inner thoughts; true feelings
spirit; soul; psyche · ghost; spirit; ethereal being
true feelings; real intention; one's heart · right mind; senses; conscience
ambition; aspiration · sinister designs; treacherous intent
bottom of one's heart; innermost thoughts; real intentions · from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; sincerely
heartbeat
care; caution; precaution; guarding
core; heart; crux; kernel
faith; belief; piety; devotion
one mind; united purpose · wholeheartedness; one's whole heart; single-mindedly
self-esteem; self-respect; pride
center of gravity · centroid; barycenter · balance; equilibrium
heart and lungs; cardiopulmonary · cardiopulmonary bypass; heart-lung machine
psychosomatic medicine; department of psychosomatic medicine