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感心

かんしん

admiration

Mnemonic

Your heart feels something about what somebody else managed to do. Can かん you believe it, says the shin しん. He stuck it out and you noticed: かんしん.

Worth knowing

関心 かんしん written with 関 is a different word entirely, interest rather than admiration, and it sounds identical.

Built from

feel, sense
咸 all + 心 heart
heart
A pictograph of the organ itself, chambers and all.

Words sharing these kanji

to feel, to sense feeling, impression feeling, emotion appreciation, thanks sensation feeling, touch hunch, premonition worry heart, mind peace of mind, relief heart center, middle

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