心こころ積づもり

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Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

mental preparation; anticipation; expectation; plan

Refers to a mental readiness or a plan one has in mind, often about future events. Used as a noun or with する to mean 'to mentally prepare' or 'to anticipate'.

彼かれは引いん退たい後ごの生せい活かつについて心こころ積づもりを

し

て

いる

。

He is making mental preparations for his life after retirement.

試し験けんの結けっ果かは悪わるいと心こころ積づもりしていたが、意い外がいと良よかった。

I had anticipated a bad result on the exam, but it was surprisingly good.

Kanji

心heart, mind, spirit
積volume, product (x*y), acreage

Similar words

覚かく悟ご
覚悟 implies a firmer, often more serious resolve or readiness for hardship, while 心積もり is a lighter mental preparation or expectation.
予よ想そう
予想 is a general forecast or prediction, whereas 心積もり emphasizes a personal, internal readiness or plan.

Written forms

心こころ積づもりUsage17%
Standard kanji spelling.
心こころづもりUsage74%
Common variant with づもり in kana.
心こころ積づもりUsage9%
Variant with 積り in kana.

Etymology

Compound of 心 (こころ, 'heart, mind') and 積もり (つもり, 'intention, plan'), with rendaku voicing. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since at least the Edo period to mean a mental plan or anticipation.