心持ち

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
心 持
こころ
Grade: 2 		も
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
心持

Etymology

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

Pronunciation 1

Noun

心(こころ)持(も)ち • (kokoromochi) 

  1. disposition, nature
    Synonym: 気立て (kidate)
  2. feeling, mood
    Synonyms: 気分 (kibun), 気持ち (kimochi)
    • 1905–06, Natsume Sōseki, I Am a Cat (text here)
      広(ひろ)くはないが瀟(さっ)洒(ぱり)とした心(こころ)持(も)ち好(よ)く日(ひ)の当(あた)る所(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.
Derived terms

Pronunciation 2

Adverb

心(こころ)持(も)ち • (kokoromochi) 

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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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