[心] Handwritten Kanji for heart and its Readings, Radical and Usage

Today’s Kanji is “心” (kokoro); Kanji for “heart”.

 

Handwritten Kanji “心” (kokoro)

 

Readings, Radical and Meaning of “心”

漢字 Kanji	読み Readings	ローマ字 Romaji	画数 Stroke Count	部首 Radical	意味 Meaning
心	シン こころ	shin kokoro	4	心	heart

Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)

 

Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “心”

Jukugo / Usage	Yomi	Romaji	Meaning
心臓マッサージ	しんぞうまっさーじ	shinzou massa-ji	Heart massage
心配する	しんぱいする	shinpai suru	Be worried about
心を病む	こころをやむ	kokoro wo yamu	Have a mental disorder