ハート

はーと
noun
heart (shape, card suit, emotional sense)
emotion
1. heart shape ♥
The conventional heart symbol — used in decoration, emoji, design, and as a card suit.
ハートのマーク。
A heart mark / heart symbol.
メッセージにハートをつけた。
I added a heart to the message.
2. hearts (suit in playing cards)
One of the four suits in a standard deck of playing cards, marked with a red heart.
ハートのエースを引(ひ)いた。
I drew the ace of hearts.
次(つぎ)は誰(だれ)のハートが出(で)るか楽(たの)しみだ。
I'm looking forward to seeing whose heart comes up next.
3. heart (figurative — feelings, courage, mental strength)
Used loosely in Japanese for emotional feelings, warmth, or mental strength. Distinct from 心臓(しんぞう) (the physical heart organ) and from 心(こころ) (more native term for mind/heart).
彼(かれ)はハートが強(つよ)いから、プレッシャーに負(ま)けない。
He has a strong heart (mental strength), so he doesn't crack under pressure.
試合(しあい)後半(こうはん)で逆転(ぎゃくてん)負(ま)けして、選手(せんしゅ)たちのハートはぼろぼろになっていた。
After losing the lead in the second half of the game, the players' hearts were in tatters.

ハート is a loanword from English "heart." In Japanese it covers three main areas of meaning that are sometimes lumped together in English but kept somewhat separate from native Japanese vocabulary.

SCOPE NOTES — three Japanese "hearts":

  • ハート: the heart shape, the card suit, and (informally/figuratively) emotional or mental strength
  • 心(こころ): the native term for mind/heart in the emotional and spiritual sense
  • 心臓(しんぞう): the physical heart organ (medical/biological)

ハート is NOT used for the physical heart organ — for that, use 心臓(しんぞう).

Common collocations

Usage

  • Sense 3 (mental/emotional strength) overlaps with English idioms like "have heart," "strong-hearted," and is especially common in sports commentary.
  • The card-suit sense (2) can also include the broader phrase ハートの札(ふだ) (a heart card).

Related Words

Compare: 心臓(しんぞう) (heart)
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