心しん耳じ

noun

mind and ears; listening with the heart

Figurative expression for attentive, empathetic listening that engages both intellect and emotion. Often used in spiritual or self-help contexts.

• カウンセラーは心しん耳じを傾かたむけて話はなしを聞きいた。

  The counselor listened with an open heart and mind.

noun

auricle (of the atrium)

Only with reading しんじ

Anatomical term for the ear-shaped appendage of each atrium of the heart.

• 心しん耳じに血けっ栓せんができることがある。

  A blood clot can form in the auricle.

noun

atrium (of the heart)

Only with reading しんじ

Anatomical term for either of the two upper chambers of the heart. Often used interchangeably with 心房, but 心耳 can specifically emphasize the auricular appendage.

See also: 心房

• 心しん耳じと心しん室しつの間あいだには弁べんがある。

  There is a valve between the atrium and the ventricle.