This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: シン、こころ、-ごころ
Romaji: shin, kokoro, -gokoro
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: りっしんべん
Romaji: risshinben
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Romaji

Meanings

heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  4
Radical Number:  61
Frequency:  157
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  1-1-3
Korean Reading:  sim
Chinese Reading:  xin1
Unicode:  5fc3
JIS:  3F34

Indexes

Halpern Index: 11
Nelson Index: 1645
New Nelson Index: 1780
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4k0.1
Four Corner Index: 3300.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 147
Gakken Index: 139
Japanese Names Index: 49
Daikanwanjiten Index: 10295
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0937
Remembering the kanji Index: 595
Busy People Index: 2.14
Kanji Way Index: 64
Kanji Flashcards Index: 172
Kodansha Compact Index: 766
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 164
Kanji in Context Index: 172
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 4
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 4
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 602
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 639
Essential Kanji Index: 80
Kodansha Kanji Index: 11
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 358
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 95
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 96

Words

(こころ)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
関心 (かんしん)
concern; interest
安心 (あんじん)
obtaining peace of mind through faith or ascetic practice
決心 (けっしん)
determination; resolution
改心 (かいしん)
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
(しん)
heart; mind; spirit; vitality; inner strength; Chinese "Heart" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); friend
安心 (あんしん)
relief; peace of mind
初心者 (しょしんしゃ)
beginner
重心 (じゅうしん)
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
一心 (いっしん)
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
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