こころばかり

こころばかり

Japanese

Alternative spellings
心許り 心ばかり

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こころば​かり [kòkóróbáꜜkàrì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ko̞ɾo̞ba̠ka̠ɾʲi]

Noun

こころばかり • (kokorobakari) ^{←こころばかり (kokorobakari)?}

1. (humble) token of one's gratitude (used in describing presents that one is giving to someone else, etc.)

   ほんの心(こころ)ばかりですが

   hon no kokorobakari desuga

   although it is a mere token of one's gratitude

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN