こころばかり

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Japanese[edit]

Alternative spellings
心許り
心ばかり

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) ころばかり [kòkóróbáꜜkàrì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ko̞ɾo̞ba̠ka̠ɾʲi]

Noun[edit]

こころばかり (kokorobakariこころばかり (kokorobakari)?

  1. (humble) token of one's gratitude (used in describing presents that one is giving to someone else, etc.)
    ほんの(こころ)ばかりですが
    hon no kokorobakari desuga
    although it is a mere token of one's gratitude

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN