心 — heart, mind, spirit

こころ心 heart

Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 4 strokes body

U+5FC3 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #157 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #595 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories. Radical #61 忄㣺

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heart
mind
spirit

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こころ kokoro Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

心(こころ) kokoro heart 心(こころ) から kokorokara from the heart 心(こころ) がける kokorogakeru to keep in mind 心(こころ) 強(づよ) い kokorozuyoi reassuring 心(こころ) 得(え) kokoroe knowledge 心(こころ) 構(がま) え kokorogamae preparedness

しん・じん shin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

中(ちゅう) 心(しん) chuushin center 心(しん) 理(り) shinri psychology 内(ない) 心(しん) naishin inner thoughts 心(しん) 中(じゅう) shinjuu double suicide 野(や) 心(しん) yashin ambition 本(ほん) 心(しん) honshin true feelings 用(よう) 心(じん) youjin caution 中(ちゅう) 心(しん) 地(ち) chuushinchi center

ここ・ごこ koko Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

心(ここ) 地(ち) よい kokochiyoi comfortable 心(ここ) 地(ち) kokochi feeling 居(い) 心(ごこ) 地(ち) igokochi comfort

Appears in idioms

以心伝心四字熟語

by means of, heart, transmit, heart

以心伝心四字熟語

by means of, heart, transmit, heart

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Components

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Used as component in (53)

おもう思 think い意 idea かん感 emotion きゅう急 hurry おもい想 thought わるい悪 bad いき息 breath かなしい悲 grieve かならず必 invariably ねん念 wish

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

#61 心 heart hen 忄 left ashi 㣺 below

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こころ kokoro Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

しん・じん shin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

ここ・ごこ koko Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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心 — heart, mind, spirit

Meanings

word

こころ kokoro Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

しん ・じん shin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

ここ ・ごこ koko Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Used as component in (53)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

しん・じん shin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

ここ・ごこ koko Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).