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Japanese symbol for “emotions”

Romaji: shinjou
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

In Japanese, emotions is , read (shinjou).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

Kanji and stroke order

heart, mind, spirit
on: シン
kun: こころ、-ごころ
4 strokes · JLPT 3
feelings, emotion, passion
on: ジョウ、セイ
kun: なさ.け
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “emotions”

WordReadingMeaning
はら harafeelings; emotions

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ちゅうしん chuushincenter; centre; middle
しんぱい shinpaiworry; concern; anxiety
あんしん anshinpeace of mind; relief; (sense of) security
かんしん kanshinconcern; interest
しんり shinristate of mind; mentality; psychology
しんぞう shinzouheart
じょうほう jouhouinformation; news; report
かんじょう kanjouemotion; feeling; feelings

See also: Chinese symbol for “emotions”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.