kokoro
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 心 (kokoro, “heart, mind, spirit”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkoʊkəˌɹoʊ/
Noun
kokoro (plural not attested)
- (fandom slang) heart
- 1992 December 7, Mike, “Re: When Things Go Wrong”, in bit.listserv.allmusic, Usenet, message-ID <ALLMUSIC%92120719125825@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU>:
- Fame is for weenies. I'd rather be remembered for inventing a weird guitar effect or a recording technique than becoming famous by a song, unless the song is genuinely from my kokoro.
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Japanese
Romanization
kokoro
- Rōmaji transcription of こころ