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心中

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

Noun

心中

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

Synonyms


Japanese

Etymology 1

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

From (shin, heart) + (chū, middle)

Noun

心中 (hiragana しんちゅう, romaji shinchū)

  1. heart, mind, true motives

Etymology 2

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

From (shin, heart) + (chū, middle)

Noun

心中 (hiragana しんじゅう, romaji shinjū)

  1. lovers' suicide, double suicide

Verb

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

  1. commit double suicide
Derived terms
  • 一家心中 (いっかしんじゅう) (ikka shinjū): family suicide
  • 合意心中 (ごういしんじゅう) (gōi shinjū): double suicide
  • 無理心中 (むりしんじゅう) (muri shinjū): forced double suicide
  • 後追 (あとお)心中 (しんじゅう) (atooi shinjū): suicide immediately after the death of one's spouse or lover