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心 means 'heart'

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Strokes : 4    Radical number: 61    Frequency: 63   JLPT: N4    Usefulness: 2    Study set: 2-3    Grade: 2   Intermediate lesson: 7    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 374 words   Used in 898 words   Used in 831 names   Component in 365 kanji (67 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   シン
Kun
   こころ heart
Additional readings
Kun    -ごころ
Variants
忄   ⼼ (Chinese)   ⺗  
Notes
Learn about the radical that makes 必 (certainly), 添 (accompany), and 懐 (nostalgic) pulse with life.
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 心 is used 34 times, read 2 ways (with 2 variations). 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
Across all words in Japanese, 心 is used 848 times, read 2 ways (with 2 variations). 2 words use a non-standard reading.
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シン : 611 words FIND ALL
し ん ぱ い 0
1. worry; concern; anxiety
2. care; help; aid; assistance
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シン (read as じん) : 22 words FIND ALL
か ん じ ん 0
essential; fundamental; crucial; vital; main
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こころ : 173 words FIND ALL
こ こ ろ 3 こ こ ろ 2
noun
1. mind; heart; spirit
2. the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
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こころ (read as ごころ) : 40 words FIND ALL
ま ご こ ろ 2
noun
sincerity; devotion
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Part of a non-standard reading: 2 words. FIND ALL
こ こ ち 0
noun
1. feeling; sensation; mood
suffix
2. sensation of doing (usu. after -masu stem of verb)  (read as ごこち)
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An additional 50 less common words include 心 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 164 (originally: 147)  Joy o' Kanji : 147  Key to Kanji: 564 

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心
シン   こころ heart   
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