静心

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 靜心 (“to have peace of mind; to meditate”).
(This term is the simplified form of 靜心).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しず
Grade: 4
こころ > ごころ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
靜心 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
しず
Grade: 4
こころ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
靜心 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From (shizu, root meaning “calm, quiet, still) +‎ (kokoro, heart, mind).

Sometimes the kokoro changes to gokoro as an instance of rendaku (連濁)..

Noun

(しず)(こころ) (shizukokoroしづこころ (sidukokoro)? or (しず)(ごころ) (shizugokoroしづごころ (sidugokoro)?

  1. a calm mind, placid temperament

Quotations

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