琴線

Japanese
Kanji in this term
琴 線
きん
Grade: S		 せん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) きんせん [kìńséń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kʲĩɰ̃sẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

琴(きん)線(せん) • (kinsen) ←きんせん (kinsen)?

  1. strings of a koto
  2. (figurative) part of the heart responsible for emotional responses; heartstrings

Derived terms
  • 心(こころ)の琴線(きんせん)に触(ふ)れる (kokoro no kinsen ni fureru)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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