Meanings
nounkokoro (plural not attested)
- no pluralslanganimeA 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
Borrowed from Japanese 心(こころ) (kokoro, “heart, mind, spirit”).
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APA
kokoro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kokoro
MLA
“kokoro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kokoro. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kokoro,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kokoro.
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