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心掛ける (こころがける) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 心掛ける · ichidan verb
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 心こころ 掛が ける 心こころ 掛が けない Polite 心こころ 掛が けます 心こころ 掛が けません Past polite 心こころ 掛が けました 心こころ 掛が けませんでした Past 心こころ 掛が けた 心こころ 掛が けなかった Te-form 心こころ 掛が けて 心こころ 掛が けないで Desire 心こころ 掛が けたい 心こころ 掛が けたくない Potential 心こころ 掛が けられる also 心こころ 掛が けれる 心こころ 掛が けられない also 心こころ 掛が けれない Passive 心こころ 掛が けられる 心こころ 掛が けられない Causative 心こころ 掛が けさせる 心こころ 掛が けさせない Causative passive 心こころ 掛が けさせられる 心こころ 掛が けさせられない Volitional 心こころ 掛が けよう Polite volitional 心こころ 掛が けましょう Imperative 心こころ 掛が けろ 心こころ 掛が けるな Conditional 心こころ 掛が ければ 心こころ 掛が けなければ Tara conditional 心こころ 掛が けたら 心こころ 掛が けなかったら
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I try to exercise every day.
Kanji 懸 state of suspension, hang, depend Related words 努める stresses active striving toward a goal, while 心がける stresses keeping a principle or habit in mind.
気をつける is about being careful to avoid mistakes or danger, while 心がける is about consciously aiming for a positive habit or behavior.
留意する is a formal, written-register word for bearing something in mind, while 心がける is more everyday and implies ongoing effort.
Don't confuse with 心得る means to understand or grasp something (e.g. a skill or rule), while 心がける means to make an ongoing effort to do something; the two are easily confused because both start with 心.
心がける looks similar because of the shared 〜がける ending but means to make a mental effort or keep something in mind, unlike 手がける which means to physically handle or work on a task.
Written forms 心こころ 掛が ける Usage 20%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
心こころ がける Usage 77%
Common variant with kana が; also high priority.
こころがける Usage 2%
心こころ 懸が ける Usage <1%
Etymology Compound of 心 (こころ, 'heart, mind') + 掛ける (かける, 'to hang, set, apply'). The literal sense of 'setting one's mind to something' developed into the modern meaning of keeping something in mind and endeavoring to do it.
心がける means to keep something in mind or make it a habit, while 心を込める means to do something with sincere feeling and care, not just to remember to do it.
