Kanji

心

heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

4 strokes

Radical

心部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

こころ, -ごころ

Nanori (Name Reading)

うち, うら, きよ, ご, さね, なか, み, むね, もと

Common Readings

シン, こころ

Example sentences

心配 しんぱい
母は私の健康を心配している

My mother is worried about my health.

変 へん
最近、彼の様子が変なので、少し心配している。

Lately, his appearance has been strange, so I'm a bit worried.

心 こころ
心から感謝しています

I am grateful from the bottom of my heart.

いつ いつ
二人は心をいつにして、同じ目標に向かった。

The two shared one heart and moved toward the same goal.

安心 あんしん
家族の無事を聞いて、ようやく安心した。

Hearing that my family was safe, I finally felt relieved.

無事 ぶじ
手術が無事に終わって安心した。

I was relieved that the surgery ended safely.

心臓 しんぞう
緊張して心臓がドキドキしている

My heart is pounding because I'm nervous.

鼓動 こどう
緊張のあまり、心臓の鼓動が速くなった。

Out of nervousness, my heart rate quickened.

中心 ちゅうしん
町の中心にある大きな公園で遊んだ。

I played in the big park in the center of town.

河 かわ
大きな河が町の中心を流れている。

A big river flows through the town.

Example Vocabulary

心配

しんぱい

worry; concern; anxiety

心

こころ

heart; mind; spirit; feelings

安心

あんしん

relief; peace of mind

心臓

しんぞう

heart (organ); core; nerve (slang)

中心

ちゅうしん

center; middle; heart; core

心の中

こころのなか

in one's heart; in one's mind; deep down

感心

かんしん

admiration; being impressed

内心

ないしん

inner thoughts; deep down; at heart

心から

こころから

from the bottom of one's heart; sincerely

肝心

かんじん

essential; crucial; vital

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