静心

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 静心 – see 靜心 (“to have peace of mind; to meditate”). (This term is the simplified form of 靜心).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
静	心
しず Grade: 4	こころ > ごころ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
靜心 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
静	心
しず Grade: 4	こころ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
靜心 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 静 (shizu, root meaning “calm, quiet, still”) +‎ 心 (kokoro, “heart, mind”).

Sometimes the kokoro changes to gokoro as an instance of rendaku (連濁)..

Noun

静(しず)心(こころ) • (shizukokoro) ^{←しづこころ (sidukokoro)?} or 静(しず)心(ごころ) • (shizugokoro) ^{←しづごころ (sidugokoro)?}

1. a calm mind, placid temperament

Citations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:静心.