心の臓

心の臓

Japanese

Kanji in this term
心	臓
しん Grade: 2	ぞう Grade: 6
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
心の臟 (kyūjitai)

Noun

心(しん)の臓(ぞう) • (shin no zō) ^{←しんのざう (sin no zau)?} (kyūjitai 心の臟)

1. (rare) a heart; cardiac organ
   • Early 14th c., Genpei Jōsuiki (源平盛衰記):

     黄(わう)鐘(しき)調(でう)と申(まう)すは、心(しん)の臓(ざう)より出(い)づる息(いき)の響(ひびき)也(なり)

     ōshikijō to mōsu wa, shin no zō yori izuru iki no hibiki nari

     what I called ōshikijō [one of tone scales in gagaku] is sound of breath which comes out from the heart

Synonyms

• 心(しん)臓(ぞう) (shinzō)