心境

• 読み: しんきょう
• ローマ字: shinkyou
• 漢字の分解: 心 (shin) — heart, mind; 境 (kyō) — boundary, environment, state
• 発音: /ɕiɴ.kʲoː/

意味

State of mind; mental state. One's inner psychological condition or frame of mind at a given moment.

A noun describing a person's mental or emotional state at a particular time. More literary and introspective than 気持ち (kimochi), 心境 focuses on the deeper, reflective quality of one's inner world. Often used when describing how someone feels about a significant life event or change. 心境の変化 (change of heart) is a very common collocation.

例文

1. 転職を決めた今の心境を聞かせてください。
2. 子供が生まれてから心境の変化があった。
3. 引退を前にした選手の心境は複雑だろう。

使い方ガイド

場面: interviews, self-reflection, literature

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 心 (shin, heart/mind) + 境 (kyō, boundary/state). Literally 'the boundary of the heart' — the landscape of one's inner world.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal