The Japanese kanji for heart: 心
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The kanji for heart: 心
In Japanese the heart and the mind are the same word. 心 appears inside many other characters as the radical 忄.
心
- Meaning
- heart, mind, spirit
- Kun reading
- kokoro (Japanese)
- On reading
- SHIN (from Chinese)
- Strokes
- 4
書き順Stroke order
心 is written in 4 strokes, in this order. The red line is the new stroke at each step. Japanese is written top to bottom and left to right, and the order matters: it is what makes handwriting flow.
Stroke data from KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
使い方In everyday Japanese
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 安心 | anshin | peace of mind |
| 心臓 | shinzō | the heart, the organ |
敬意Wearing it
A favourite in Japan. Warm and safe on its own.
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