心 Kanji – heart
The Japanese kanji 心 can mean heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61).
Meaning and Readings
How is 心 read?
心 has the onyomi reading シン and the kunyomi readings こころ, -ごころ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as shin, kokoro, gokoro.
Common Japanese Words Using 心
These common Japanese words contain 心. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 安心（あんしん） — peace of mind, relief, (sense of) security, safety, assurance, confidence
- 一安心（ひとあんしん） — feeling of relief (for the time being), peace of mind (for now)
- 一心（いっしん） — one mind
- 一心に（いっしんに） — wholeheartedly, single-mindedly, fervently, intently
- 遠心力（えんしんりょく） — centrifugal force
- 会心（かいしん） — congeniality, satisfaction, gratification
- 核心（かくしん） — core, heart (of the matter), point, crux, kernel
- 感心（かんしん） — admiration, being impressed
- 関心（かんしん） — concern, interest
- 関心事（かんしんじ） — matter of concern, matter of interest