Word Meaning 心構え

こころがまえ kokorogamae

心構え is read as こころがまえ (kokorogamae) and means preparedness.

Meaning

English

  1. preparedness
  2. readiness
  3. mental attitude
  4. frame of mind

Reading

Kana

こころがまえ

Romaji

kokorogamae

Writing Variants

  • 心がまえ こころがまえ kokorogamae

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 13438 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

面心立方構造

めんしんりっぽうこうぞう

face-centered cubic structure

心掛け

こころがけ

(mental) attitude

心掛ける

こころがける

to keep in mind

心配

しんぱい

care

心得る

こころえる

to (understand and) accept (a responsibility)

心得

こころえ

deputy

心当たり

こころあたり

having in mind

心労

しんろう

anxiety

心を込めて

こころをこめて

wholeheartedly

心不全

しんふぜん

heart failure

心情

しんじょう

sentiment

心残り

こころのこり

flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)

Example Sentences

1

It's true that I've been a writer before, but that felt more like I was a worker rather than a creator. It wasn't the nature of the work itself so much as my own mindset about it.