まごころ

Japanese
Alternative spelling
真心

Etymology

From earlier makokoro, from 真(ま) (ma, “true”) + 心(こころ) (kokoro, “heart”).[1][2] The kokoro changes to gokoro as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

First attested in Ochikubo Monogatari, written some time in the late 10th century.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) まご​ころ [màgóꜜkòrò] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ma̠ɡo̞ko̞ɾo̞]

Noun

まごころ • (magokoro) 

  1. sincerity; devotion
    真心(まごころ)こめて ― magokoro komete ― sincerer, with all one's heart

Synonyms

References
  1. “真心”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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