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内心

Reading

Kana: ないしん
Romaji: naishin
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

innermost thoughts; real intention; inmost heart; one's mind; in the heart

2

inner center (centre)

(Mathematics)
See also: 外心 (reading がいしん)

Kanji

Readings: ナイ、 ダイ、 うち
Meanings: inside, within, between, among, house, home
Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ
Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

Example Sentences

政治家(せいじか)(けっ)して内心(ないしん)()せない。
➥Politicians never tell us their inner thoughts.
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彼女(かのじょ)関心(かんしん)のないような(かお)をしているが、内心(ないしん)はとても(よろこ)んでいるようだ。
➥She looks indifferent but deep down she's very pleased.
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(かれ)自信(じしん)ありげに()えたが、内心(ないしん)全然(ぜんぜん)(ちが)っていた。
➥He looked confident but his inner feelings were quite different.
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