Kanji 隔 isolate, alternate, distance Related words 隔かく 心しん A homograph with a different reading and meaning; refers to a different concept of mental separation or reserve, but is also archaic.
疎そ 遠えん 感かん Modern term for a feeling of estrangement or distance, more commonly used than 隔て心 .
Written forms 隔へだ て 心ごころ
Standard kanji spelling for this archaic noun.
隔へだて 心ごころ
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana variant; less common and may be confused with 隔心 (かくしん ).
Etymology Compound of 隔て (へだて , 'separation, barrier') and 心 (こころ , 'heart, mind'), literally 'separating heart'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern for abstract nouns in classical Japanese.
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