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JLPT N1adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

内ない心しん

naishin

deep down, inwardly

Example sentences

トムは、内心ないしんうちの母かあさんなら、やり兼かねないと思おもっていた。
Deep down, Tom thought his mother was the type of person who could’ve done it.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
彼女かのじょは関心かんしんのないような顔かおをしているが、内心ないしんはとても喜よろこんでいるようだ。
She looks indifferent but deep down she’s very pleased.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
彼かれは自信じしんありげに見みえたが、内心ないしんは全然違ぜんぜんちがっていた。
He looked confident but his inner feelings were quite different.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 内心

内inside; withinOnナイ・ダイKunうち
心heart; mindOnシンKunこころ

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