乙女心
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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乙 | 女 | 心 |
おと Grade: S | め Grade: 1 | こころ > ごころ Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
Etymology
Compound of 乙女 (otome, “young girl; maiden”) + 心 (kokoro, “heart”).
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) おとめごころ [òtómégóꜜkòrò] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
- IPA(key): [o̞to̞me̞ɡo̞ko̞ɾo̞]
Noun
乙女心 (hiragana おとめごころ, rōmaji otomegokoro, historical hiragana をとめごころ)
- feelings and emotions of a young girl (i.e. pure, delicate, with feelings of innocent love, etc.)
See also
- 乙男 (otomen)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN