しん
心
とう
頭
　
を
めっ
滅
きゃく
却
　
す
　
れ
　
ば
ひ
火
　
も
　
ま
　
た
すず
涼
　
し

expression

Proverb.
  1. if you clear your mind of all worldly thoughts, even fire will feel cool.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しん
心
とう
頭
　
を
めっ
滅
きゃく
却
　
す
　
れ
　
ば
ひ
火
　
も
　
ま
　
た
すず
涼
　
し
 心頭を滅却すれば火もまた涼し しんとうをめっきゃくすればひもまたすずし
しん
心
とう
頭
　
を
めっ
滅
きゃく
却
　
す
　
れ
　
ば
ひ
火
　
も
また
亦
すず
涼
　
し
 心頭を滅却すれば火も亦涼し しんとうをめっきゃくすればひもまたすずし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)
head, counter for large animals
あたま　トウ　ズ (2nd, N3)
beans, pea, midget
まめ　トウ　ズ (3rd, N1)
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
page, leaf
ケツ　ぺえじ　おおがい (Kentei Pre-1)
neck(首) variant
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
destroy, ruin, overthrow
メツ　ほろ.びる (8th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
to destroy, to exterminate, to extinguish
ケツ　ケチ　ベツ
sign of the dog, 7-9PM, eleventh sign of Chinese zodiac
いぬ　ジュツ (Kentei 1)
5th calendar sign
つちのえ　ボ　ボウ (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ　カ　ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
fire
ひ　カ　ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
instead, on the contrary, rather
キャク　かえ.って　しりぞ.く (7th, N1)
gone, past, quit
さ.る　コ　キョ (3rd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ　わりふ (Kentei 1)
fire
ひ　カ　ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
refreshing, nice and cool
リョウ　すず.しい　うす.い (9th, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
capital, 10**16
キョウ　キン　ケイ (2nd, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)