heart

心臓

胸にあり、全身に血液を送り出す器官。

やさしい英語で： The organ in your chest that sends blood around your body.

• My heart is beating fast.
• The doctor listened to her heart.
• Regular exercise helps keep your heart healthy.

よく使う表現： heart attack, heart disease, heart rate

心

愛情や悲しみなど、人の内面の感情。

やさしい英語で： Your feelings, especially love or sadness.

• His words broke my heart.
• She followed her heart and married him.
• I knew in my heart that something was wrong.

使い方： in someone’s heart (In her heart, she knew he was right.); with all your heart (I love you with all my heart.)

よく使う表現： break someone’s heart, in your heart, from the heart

中心、核心

物事の中央にある部分、または最も重要な部分。

やさしい英語で： The central or most important part of something.

• The market lies in the heart of town.
• We need to get to the heart of the problem.
• A small lake sits at the heart of the forest.

使い方： the heart of something (The hotel is in the heart of the city.); at the heart of something (Trust is at the heart of their friendship.)

類義語： centre, center, core

よく使う表現： heart of something, at the heart, city’s heart

ハート、ハート形

上が二つの丸み、下が尖った形で、愛情を表す印。

やさしい英語で： A shape with two rounded tops and a pointed bottom, used to show love.

• She drew a red heart.
• The card was covered in little hearts.
• Tap the heart symbol to show that you like the photo.

よく使う表現： red heart, heart shape, heart symbol

思いやり、慈悲

特に助けを必要とする人への優しさや気遣い。

やさしい英語で： Kindness and care for other people, especially those who need help.

• Have a heart and help him.
• She has a good heart.
• His heart shows in the way he cares for homeless children.

類義語： compassion, kindness

反対語： cruelty

よく使う表現： have a heart, kind heart, good heart

ハート

赤いハートの印が付いたトランプのカード。

やさしい英語で： A playing card marked with red symbols shaped like the sign for love.

• She played a heart.
• I have three hearts in my hand.
• He led a heart, and I played the queen.

よく使う表現： a red heart, play a heart, lead a heart

いいねする

ネットの投稿やメッセージのハートを押して好意を示す。

やさしい英語で： To click a love symbol on an online post or message to show you like it.

• Heart the post if you like it.
• She hearted my photo yesterday.
• Why did you heart his comment?

類義語： like

よく使う表現： heart a post, heart a comment, heart someone’s photo

大好きである、愛する

人を愛したり、物事をとても気に入ったりする。

やさしい英語で： To love someone or like something very much.

• I heart this city.
• She totally hearts her new boots.
• We heart anyone who brings us cake.

類義語： love, adore

反対語： hate

よく使う表現： heart someone, heart this city, heart your style