also: ひじりごころ · みこころ
Sacred Heart
Christian term referring to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, often used in the names of churches, schools, and devotions.
Sacred Heart Girls' School is a Catholic school in Tokyo.
6月は聖心の月として知られています。
June is known as the month of the Sacred Heart.
Standard kanji form for the Christian term 'Sacred Heart'. The reading せいしん is the most common.
Rare reading; may be encountered in older or poetic Christian texts.
Rare reading; みこころ is more commonly written as 御心 in religious contexts.
From 聖 (holy) + 心 (heart), a direct translation of the Latin 'Sacrum Cor' or English 'Sacred Heart'. The reading せいしん is the standard Sino-Japanese reading; ひじりごころ and みこころ are native Japanese readings used in specific religious contexts.