心 heart

Also: mind

On'yomi
シン
Kun'yomi
こころ
Strokes
4
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 2

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
心 is written in 4 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

Three drops splashing out of a curved bowl — that's a beating heart squeezing blood, and the mind that rides along with it.

A common word

  • 心配 しんぱい worry

Example sentences

  • こころから ありがとうと いいたい。

    I want to say thank you from the heart.

  • そのはなしをきいてこころが あたたかく なった。

    Hearing that story warmed my heart.

Don't confuse it with