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下心

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 下心.

Dictionary

Entry

下心たごころNounFreq #11132
1

secret intention; ulterior motive

Examples
彼はあの女性に下心を抱いている。
He has designs on that girl.
2

kanji "heart" radical at bottom

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

3 strokesFrequency 97JLPT N4Grade 1

On

Kun

したしももとさ.げるさ.がるくだ.るくだ.りくだ.す-くだ.すくだ.さるお.ろすお.りる

Nanori

さかしと

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

4 strokesFrequency 157JLPT N3Grade 2

On

シン

Kun

こころ-ごころ

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