本心

本心

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	heart; mind
simp. and trad. (本心)		本	心

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): běnxīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bun² sam¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: běnxīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄣ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenshin
    • IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕin⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bun² sam¹
    • Yale: bún sām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bun² sam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bun² sem¹
    • IPA ^(key): /puːn³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

Noun

本心

1. one’s initial intention; original idea; true feelings; aspiration; purpose; goal
2. conscience

Synonyms

• (initial intention):

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初心 (chūxīn) 初衷 (chūzhōng)

初衷 (chūzhōng) 本意 (běnyì)

• (conscience): 良心 (liángxīn), 良知 (liángzhī), 天良 (tiānliáng)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
本	心
ほん Grade: 1	しん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ほ​んしん [hóꜜǹshìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • (Tokyo) ほんしん [hòńshíń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [hõ̞ɰ̃ɕĩɴ]

Noun

本心 (hiragana ほんしん, rōmaji honshin)

1. true feelings

See also

• 本 (ほん)音 (ね) (honne)

References

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