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心任せ (こころまかせ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

心こころ任まかせ

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Meanings

1

as one pleases; following one's heart

Describes acting freely according to one's own feelings or desires, without external constraint. Often used in adverbial phrases like 心任せに.

彼かれは心こころ任まかせに旅たびを続つづけた。
He continued his journey as his heart led him.

心こころ任まかせの行こう動どうは時ときに周しゅう囲いを困こまらせる。

Acting on impulse can sometimes trouble those around you.

Kanji

心heart, mind, spirit
任responsibility, duty, term

Related words

気きまま
気まま also means doing as one pleases, but often implies a carefree, self-indulgent attitude, while 心任せ focuses more on following one's inner feelings or heart.
思おもいのまま
思いのまま is similar but can be used in a wider range of contexts, including controlling things at will, whereas 心任せ is more about personal actions driven by emotion.

Built from

心こころ+任まかせる

Etymology

Compound of 心 (こころ, 'heart, mind') and 任せ (まかせ, 'leaving to, entrusting'), from the verb 任せる (まかせる, 'to entrust'). Literally 'leaving it to one's heart'.