心持ち

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こころ
Grade: 2

Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

From (kokoro, heart, mind) + 持ち (mochi, state of feeling, stem form of verb 持つ (motsu), “to have, hold, take).

Pronunciation 1

Noun

心持ち (hiragana こころもち, rōmaji kokoromochi)

  1. disposition, nature
    Synonym: 気立て (kidate)
  2. feeling, mood
    • :
       (ひろ)くはないが瀟洒 (さっぱり)とした心持 (こころも) () () (あた) (ところ)だ。
      Hiroku wa nai ga sappari to shita kokoromochi yoku hi no ataru tokoro da.
      It's not large but it's a refreshing and pleasantly sunny place.
    Synonyms: 気分 (kibun), 気持ち (kimochi)
Derived terms

Pronunciation 2

Adverb

心持ち (hiragana こころもち, rōmaji kokoromochi)

  1. slightly
    Synonyms: 幾らか (ikuraka), 少し (sukoshi), ちょっと (chotto)

References

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