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Where does “心” come from?

心 (Old Japanese) comes from Proto-Japonic *kəkərə.

心 (Old Japanese): heart, mind, spirit; emotion, feeling; heart,...

Definitions

  1. heart, mind, spirit; emotion, feeling; heart,...

Ancestry of “心”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Japonic*kəkərə—

Words derived from “心”

  • kokoro
  • 心臓
  • 心不全
  • 心を配る
  • 心掛ける
  • 快い
  • 心掛け
  • 心情
  • 心から
  • 心中
  • 心身
  • 心理
  • 羨む
  • 心持ち
  • 心遣い
  • 心
  • 心強い
  • 心地
  • 心配
  • 心境
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