心中

Chinese

heart; mind
 
middle; center; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
simp. and trad.
(心中)		 心 中
anagram 中心

Pronunciation

Noun

心中

  1. in one's mind; in one's heart

Synonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
心 中
しん
Grade: 2		 ちゅう
Grade: 1
on’yomi

From 心 (shin, “heart”) + 中 (chū, “middle”)

Pronunciation

Noun

心中 (hiragana しんちゅう, rōmaji shinchū)

  1. heart, mind, true motives

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
心 中
しん
Grade: 2		 ちゅう > じゅう
Grade: 1
on’yomi

From 心 (shin, “heart”) + 中 (chū, “middle”)

Pronunciation

Noun

心中 (hiragana しんじゅう, rōmaji shinjū)

  1. lovers' suicide, double suicide

Verb

心中する (hiragana しんじゅうする, rōmaji shinjū suru)

  1. commit double suicide
Derived terms
  • 一 (いっ)家 (か)心 (しん)中 (じゅう) (ikka shinjū): family suicide
  • 合 (ごう)意 (い)心 (しん)中 (じゅう) (gōi shinjū): double suicide
  • 無 (む)理 (り)心 (しん)中 (じゅう) (muri shinjū): forced double suicide
  • 後 (あ)追 (とお)い心 (しん)中 (じゅう) (atooi shinjū): suicide immediately after the death of one's spouse or lover

References

  1. 1 2 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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