心構え

Japanese
Kanji in this term
心 構
こころ
Grade: 2		 かま > がま
Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 心 (shin, “heart”) + 構え (kamae, “structure, posture”), nominative of 構える (kamaeru, “set up”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) こころが​まえ [kòkórógáꜜmàè] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ko̞ɾo̞ɡa̠ma̠e̞]

Noun

心(こころ)構(がま)え • (kokorogamae) 

  1. mental attitude
  2. preparation
    俺(おれ)はその日(ひ)を受(う)け入(い)れる心構(こころがま)えがある。
    Ore wa sonohi o ukeireru kokorogamae ga aru.
    I'm mentally prepared for that day to come.

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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