Japanese

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Kanji in this term
こころ
Grade: 2
いた
Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of +‎ +‎ 痛める. Literally "to experience pain in one's heart"

Verb

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(こころ)(いた)める (kokoro o itameruichidan (stem (こころ)(いた) (kokoro o itame), past (こころ)(いた)めた (kokoro o itameta))

  1. (idiomatic) to be grieved at heart, to be troubled by, to be frustrated, to be distressed
    彼女(かのじょ)(おっと)()(こころ)(いた)めている
    Kanojo wa otto no shi ni kokoro o itameteiru.
    She is grieved at her husband's death.

Conjugation

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