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parental love, parental feeling, a parent's concern
The feelings of love, worry, and care that a parent naturally has for their child. Encompasses the protective instinct, hopes, and anxieties that come with being a parent.
親心から厳しくしている。
I am being strict out of parental love.
子供が生まれて、初めて親心がわかった。
After my child was born, I understood parental feelings for the first time.
口うるさく言うのも親心だと、大人になってからやっと気づいた。
I only realized as an adult that the nagging was also a parent's love.
USAGE:
親心 is a compound of 親 (parent) and 心 (heart/mind). It is often invoked to explain or justify strict or protective behavior. The proverb 親の心子知らず (a child doesn't know a parent's feelings) captures the common theme that children often fail to appreciate their parents' love.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 親心から: out of parental love
- 親心がわかる: to understand a parent's feelings
- 親心子知らず: children don't appreciate their parents' love (proverb)