Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
こころ
Grade: 2
か > が
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology edit

From (kokoro, attention, mind) + 掛ける (kakeru, latch onto).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ko̞ko̞ɾo̞ɡa̠ke̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]
  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "心掛ける"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
心掛ける ころがけ [kòkórógákéꜜrù]
Imperative (命令形) 心掛けろ ころがけ [kòkórógákéꜜrò]
Key constructions
Passive 心掛けられる ころがけられ [kòkórógákéráréꜜrù]
Causative 心掛けさせる ころがけさせ [kòkórógákésáséꜜrù]
Potential 心掛けられる ころがけられ [kòkórógákéráréꜜrù]
Volitional 心掛けよう ころがけよ [kòkórógákéyóꜜò]
Negative 心掛けない ころがけない [kòkórógákéꜜnàì]
Negative perfective 心掛けなかった ころがけなかった [kòkórógákéꜜnàkàttà]
Formal 心掛けます ころがけま [kòkórógákémáꜜsù]
Perfective 心掛けた ころがけた [kòkórógáꜜkètà]
Conjunctive 心掛けて ころがけて [kòkórógáꜜkètè]
Hypothetical conditional 心掛ければ ころがければ [kòkórógákéꜜrèbà]

Verb edit

(こころ)()ける (kokorogakerutransitive ichidan (stem (こころ)() (kokorogake), past (こころ)()けた (kokorogaketa))

  1. bear in mind
  2. try, endeavor, intend

Usage notes edit

  • 掛ける (kakeru) is a Japanese verb usually meaning "set" or "hang." When used as a verbal suffix, it emphasizes the use of what it is modifying. An equivalent English phrase might be "put one's heart into it."

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

  • 心掛け (kokorogake): mental attitude, attention