心地

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Chinese

heart; mind
earth; ground; field
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
 
trad. (心地)
simp. #(心地)
anagram 地心

Pronunciation


Noun

心地

  1. heart; innermost being
  2. tolerance; forbearance

Synonyms

  • (heart):

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
こころ > ここ
Grade: 2

Grade: 2
(ateji)
irregular on'yomi

/kokoro moti//kokorʉmʉti/ → */kokomʉti//kokot͡ɕi/

Sound shift from 心持ち (kokoromochi, nature; feeling, mood). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

The kanji spelling is ateji (当て字), borrowed from Chinese 心地 (xīndì).

Pronunciation

Noun

(ここ)() (kokochi

  1. a feeling, mood, sensation
    • 905, Kokin Wakashū (book 5, poem 296)
      (かむ)なびのみむろの(やま)(あき)()けば(にしき)たちきるここちこそすれ
      kannabi no Mimuro-no-yama o aki yukeba nishiki tachikiru kokochi koso sure
      (please add an English translation of this example)
    Synonyms: 気分 (kibun), 気持ち (kimochi), 心持ち (kokoromochi)
  2. a thought
    Synonyms: 考え (kangae), (kokoro), 心構え (kokorogamae), 思慮 (shiryo), 分別 (funbetsu)
  3. a (feeling of) illness or sickness
    Synonym: 病気 (byōki)
  4. an indication, sign, worry
    Synonyms: 気配 (kehai), 風情 (fuzei), 様子 (yōsu)
Derived terms
Proverbs

Suffix

心地(ごこち) (-gokochi

  1. a feeling of...
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 2

Grade: 2
goon
Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 2

Grade: 2
kan'on

/siːm diː//simdi//ɕimd͡ʑi//ɕiɲd͡ʑi/

From Middle Chinese 心地 (MC sim dijH).

Pronunciation 1

Noun

(しん)() or (しん)() (shinji or shinchiしんぢ (sindi)?

  1. (Buddhism) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    Synonym: (shin)
  2. (Buddhism) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    Synonym: (kai)
  3. (Buddhism) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
  4. (Zen Buddhism) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
Derived terms

Pronunciation 2

Noun

(しん)() (shinjiしんぢ (sindi)?

  1. Alternative spelling of 芯地 (shinji): a lining, padding

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN