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kokoro

/ˈkoʊkəˌɹoʊ/

kokoro noun: a heart.

Noun

kokoro (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural, slang) A heart.
    • Fame is for weenies. I'd rather be remembered for inventing a weird guitar effect or a recording technique than becoming famous by a song, unless the song is genuinely from my kokoro.1992 December 7, Mike, “Re: When Things Go Wrong”, in bit.listserv.allmusic (Usenet), message-ID <ALLMUSIC%92120719125825@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU>

Origin of kokoro

Borrowed from Japanese 心(こころ) (kokoro, “heart, mind, spirit”).

Questions about kokoro

What does kokoro mean?
Kokoro means a heart.
What part of speech is kokoro?
Kokoro is a noun.
How do you pronounce kokoro?
Kokoro is pronounced /ˈkoʊkəˌɹoʊ/ (US).

Words near kokoro in the dictionary

  1. kokopu
  2. kokopus
  3. Kokoraleis
  4. kokoretsi
  5. kokoretsis
  6. kokoro
  7. kokosh cake
  8. kokosh cakes
  9. kokoshnik
  10. kokoshniki
  11. kokoshniks

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