I Love Kanji心掛ける (kokorogakeru)
心掛ける (こころがける, kokorogakeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to keep in mind; to bear in mind”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- こころがける
- Romaji
- kokorogakeru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor · ichidan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 心掛ける
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 心掛ける | こころがける kokorogakeru |
| Polite (~masu) | 心掛けます | こころがけます kokorogakemasu |
| Negative | 心掛けない | こころがけない kokorogakenai |
| Polite negative | 心掛けません | こころがけません kokorogakemasen |
| Past | 心掛けた | こころがけた kokorogaketa |
| Polite past | 心掛けました | こころがけました kokorogakemashita |
| Negative past | 心掛けなかった | こころがけなかった kokorogakenakatta |
| Te-form | 心掛けて | こころがけて kokorogakete |
| Potential | 心掛けられる | こころがけられる kokorogakerareru |
| Passive | 心掛けられる | こころがけられる kokorogakerareru |
| Causative | 心掛けさせる | こころがけさせる kokorogakesaseru |
| Volitional | 心掛けよう | こころがけよう kokorogakeyou |
| Imperative | 心掛けろ | こころがけろ kokorogakero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 心掛ければ | こころがければ kokorogakereba |
Kanji in 心掛ける
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 心掛ける.
心こころmind心配しんぱいworry熱心ねっしんzealous安心あんしんpeace of mind心臓しんぞうheart心理しんりstate of mind感心かんしんadmiration関心かんしんconcern決心けっしんdetermination用心ようじんcare中心ちゅうしんcenter苦心くしんpains心身しんしんmind and body都心としんcity centre (esp. of Tokyo)
Source: JMdict entry 1360610 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.