4 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N4

heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

Kun'yomi
  • mind ②the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
  • -ごころ
On'yomi
  • heart ②bottom of one's heart ③center ④heart (organ)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Variants

Reading Commonality

こころ-ごころ 56.6%
シン 43.4%

Common Words

mind ②the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
worry ②care
(one's) inner voice
peace of mind
center ②-centered
from the bottom of one's heart
to know ②to (understand and) accept (a responsibility) ③to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 5FC3
JIS X 0208 1-31-20
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1645
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1780
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 10295
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Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 64
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AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.14
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 766
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 602
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4k0.1
Four corner code 3300.0
De Roo Code 358