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Japanese symbol for “sincerely”

Romaji: kokorokara
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

In Japanese, sincerely is , read (kokorokara).

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. adv from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

heart, mind, spirit
on: シン
kun: こころ、-ごころ
4 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “sincerely”

WordReadingMeaning
まことに makotonireally; truly; very
ふかく fukakudeeply; intimately; heartily
しんそこ shinsokofrom the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
くれぐれも kureguremosincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly
ではまた dehamatasee you later; goodbye; sincerely

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

See also: Chinese symbol for “sincerely”.

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.