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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

心こころ得え

kokoroe

knowledge, understanding

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれには自分じぶんが悪わるかったことを認みとめるぐらいの心得こころえもなかった。

    He didn’t have the decency to admit that he was wrong.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. なおも疑うたがう富樫とかしは山伏やまぶしの心得こころえや秘密ひみつの呪文じゅもんについて問とい正ただす。

    Togashi, who is still in doubt, questions Benkei further about special knowledge as yamabushi and their secret mantra.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 内容ないようは、能のうの修行法しゅぎょうほう、心得こころえ、演技論えんぎろん、演出論えんしゅつろん、歴史れきし、能のうの美学びがくなど。

    It consists of training methods for Noh, knowledge, theory of performances, theory of direction, history, aesthetics of Noh and so on.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 心得

  • 心heart; mindOnシンKunこころ
  • 得gain; acquireOnトクKunえる・うる

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