- kokoronouchi one's heart, one's feelings, one's inner thoughts, one's mind
Literary or heartfelt; used in writing or sincere talk about unspoken, private feelings, not for casual moods.
彼女は心の内を打ち明けた。
Kanojo wa kokoronouchi o uchiaketa.
She opened up her heart.
心の内が分からない。
Kokoronouchi ga wakaranai.
I can't tell what he's really thinking.
⚖️ More literary than 本音, which is one's honest opinion or true motive in everyday speech.
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