心地

Chinese

heart; mind
 
earth; ground; field
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
trad. (心地) 心 地
simp. #(心地) 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
心 地
こころ > ここ
Grade: 2
ち
Grade: 2
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

  • (Tokyo) ここち [kòkóchí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ko̞t͡ɕi]

Noun

心(ここ)地(ち) • (kokochi) 

  1. a feeling, mood, sensation
    • 905, Kokin Wakashū (book 5, poem 296)
      神(かむ)なびのみむろの山(やま)を秋(あき)行(ゆ)けば錦(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), 心 (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
  • 天(てん)にも昇(のぼ)る心地(ここち) (ten ni mo noboru kokochi)

Suffix

心地(ごこち) • (-gokochi) 

  1. a feeling of...
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
心 地
しん
Grade: 2
じ
Grade: 2
goon
Kanji in this term
心 地
しん
Grade: 2
ち
Grade: 2
kan’on

/siːm diː/ → /simdi/ → /ɕimd͡ʑi/ → /ɕiɲd͡ʑi/

From Middle Chinese 心地 (MC sim dijH).

Pronunciation 1

  • (Tokyo) し​んち [shíꜜǹchì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕĩɲ̟t͡ɕi]
Noun

心(しん)地(じ) or 心(しん)地(ち) • (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: 心 (shin)
  2. (Buddhism) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    Synonym: 戒 (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
  • 心(しん)地(じ)観(かん)経(ぎょう) (Shinji Kangyō)

Pronunciation 2

  • (Tokyo) しんじ [shìńjí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕĩɲ̟d͡ʑi]
Noun

心(しん)地(じ) • (shinji) ←しんぢ (sindi)?

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

References

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