まごころ

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Japanese

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Alternative spelling
真心まごころ

Etymology

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From earlier makokoro, from 真しん(ま) (ma, “true”) + 心しん(こころ) (kokoro, “heart”).[1][2] The kokoro changes to gokoro as an instance of rendaku (連濁れんだく).

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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まごころ • (magokoro) 

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

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “真心まごころ”, in 日本にっぽん国語こくご大だい辞典じてん [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林だいじりん [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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