心中

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Noun

心中

  1. in one's mind; in one's heart
    心中暗喜   xīnzhōng ànxǐ   to be secretly delighted

Synonyms

Derived terms


Japanese

Etymology 1

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

From (shin, heart, mind, spirit) + (-jū, center;throughout). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Noun

心中 (hiragana しんじゅう, rōmaji shinjū, historical hiragana しんぢゆう)

  1. lovers' suicide, double suicide
  2. group suicide, collective suicide
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Derived terms

Verb

心中する (hiragana しんじゅうする, rōmaji shinjū suru, historical hiragana しんぢゆうする)

  1. commit double, lover's, or group suicide
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Conjugation

Etymology 2

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

From Middle Chinese compound 心中 (MC siɪm ʈɨuŋ, literally “heart + center, middle, within”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Noun

心中 (hiragana しんちゅう, rōmaji shinchū)

  1. one's heart, mind, true motives
    Synonyms: 胸中 (kyōchū); 中情 (chūjō); 肚裏, 肚裡 (tori); 内心 (naishin)
Proverbs
  •  (さん) (ちゅう) (ぞく) (やぶ)るは (やす) (しん) (ちゅう) (ぞく) (やぶ)るは (かた) (sanchū no zoku o yaburu wa yasuku shinchū no zoku o yaburu wa katashi)

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  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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