also: しんちょ
Archaic or highly literary term for one's emotional state or inner mind. In modern Japanese, 感情 or 心 are used instead.
In classical literature, 心緒 is seen as a word expressing a person's inner state.
Literary kanji compound; rarely used in modern Japanese. The reading しんちょ is also possible but even less common.
Alternate reading; extremely rare and mostly historical.
A Sino-Japanese compound of 心 (heart/mind) and 緒 (thread/connection), suggesting the threads of one's inner thoughts. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.