放心|ほうしんhoushin[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbabsentmindedness; preoccupation; being in a daze
    彼かれは放心ほうしんした顔かおつきをしていた。↗
    He had an absent look on his face.
  2. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbsetting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; relief
  3. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbloss of one's moral sense; straying from virtueMencian philosophical term; contrast with 良心
Conjugation
Dictionary form放心する(ほうしんする)
Polite (masu)放心します(ほうしんします)
Negative (nai)放心しない(ほうしんしない)
polite (masen)放心しません(ほうしんしません)
classical zu / nu放心せず・放心せぬ(ほうしんせず・ほうしんせぬ)
Past (ta)放心した(ほうしんした)
polite (mashita)放心しました(ほうしんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)放心しなかった(ほうしんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)放心しませんでした(ほうしんしませんでした)
Te form放心して(ほうしんして)
Potential放心できる(ほうしんできる)
Passive放心される(ほうしんされる)
Causative放心させる(ほうしんさせる)
Causative passive放心させられる(ほうしんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)放心すれば(ほうしんすれば)
tara放心したら(ほうしんしたら)
Volitional放心しよう(ほうしんしよう)
polite (mashou)放心しましょう(ほうしんしましょう)
Imperative放心しろ(ほうしんしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym心ゆるびWrittenWritten and archaic; stresses the mind relaxing and letting go of worry; almost never used.
  • Related緩和かんわWrittenWritten word for the easing of tension, restrictions or anxiety, as in 「不安が緩和される」; unlike 「放心」, it has no sense of being dazed.
  • Related安堵あんどWrittenWritten word for relief; stresses breathing a sigh of relief once worry is settled, as in 「安堵のため息をつく」; more common than 「放心」.
  • Related安心あんしんNeutralThe everyday word for peace of mind; stresses having no worries and feeling secure. 「放心」 more often means being dazed or out of one's senses.
  • Related人心地ひとごこちWrittenWritten word for coming back to one's senses and calming down, usually 「人心地がつく」; stresses recovering after a fright, more vivid than 「放心」.
  • Related楽になることNeutralBecoming at ease: pressure or a burden lifts and body and mind feel lighter, as in 「気が楽になる」. Unlike 「放心」, it carries no sense of being dazed.
  • Antonym集中しゅうちゅうNeutralConcentration: attention focused on one thing; the opposite of the dazed, absentminded 「放心」.
  • Antonym緊張きんちょうNeutralTension: the mind drawn tight and on edge; the opposite of the relaxed, dazed 「放心」.

Japanese 「放心」 mainly means being dazed, as in 「放心状態」 or 「放心したように座り込む」; the Chinese 'relief' sense maps to 「安心」, and a sigh of relief is 「安堵」. For everyday peace of mind use 「安心」; the written terms fit formal prose.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 心こころを奪うばわれぼんやりすること。
  2. 心配しんぱいすることをやめ、気きに掛かけないこと。
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