心 — heart, mind, spirit

こころ心 heart

U+5FC3 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 4 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 4 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 4 strokes 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

Meanings

heart
mind
spirit

word

ここ 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

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

しん 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) 配(ぱい) shinpai worry 関(かん) 心(しん) kanshin interest 心(しん) 理(り) shinri psychology 安(あん) 心(しん) anshin relief 初(しょ) 心(しん) 者(しゃ) shoshinsha beginner 熱(ねっ) 心(しん) nesshin enthusiastic 感(かん) 心(しん) kanshin admiration 心(しん) 臓(ぞう) shinzou heart (organ) 肝(かん) 心(じん) kanjin essential 良(りょう) 心(しん) ryoushin conscience 信(しん) 心(じん) shinjin faith

Stroke order

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