JLPT N1 · Noun

下心 (shitagokoro)

下心 (したごころ, shitagokoro) is a Japanese noun meaning “secret intention; ulterior motive”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists.

Reading: したごころ
Romaji: shitagokoro
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

secret intention; ulterior motive · noun
kanji "heart" radical at bottom · noun

Example sentences

彼はあの女性に下心を抱いている。

He has designs on that girl.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 下心

below, down, descendカ・ゲ・した・しも · 3 strokes

heart, mind, spiritシン・こころ・-ごころ · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 下心.

下したbelow靴下くつしたsocks下手へたunskillful廊下ろうかcorridor下さいくださいplease (give me)地下鉄ちかてつsubway以下いかnot exceeding ...下宿げしゅくboarding下着したぎunderwear下るさがるto come down下りるおりるto descend (e.g. a mountain)下げるさげるto hang下すおろすto take down下りくだりdown-train

Source: JMdict entry 1185450 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.