民心|みんしんminshin[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounpopular sentiment

• Synonym民意みんいNeutralNeutral; the people's will, often in elections and politics, as in 「民意を問う」 — a matter of will, not sentiment.
• Synonym世論よろんNeutralNeutral and the everyday word for public opinion — how society at large views a public issue, not the people's hearts.
• Related公論こうろんWrittenWritten; stresses discussion accepted as public, or fair, impartial criticism — open debate rather than the people's hearts.
• Related国論こくろんWrittenWritten; the opinion of the nation as a whole, as in 「国論を二分する」 — collective national debate, not popular sentiment.
• Related民論みんろんWrittenWritten and rare; the opinions people hold and voice on social issues — expressed views, not the sentiment of 「民心」.
• RelatedパブリックオピニオンWrittenWritten loanword, rarely used; 「世論」 is the usual way to say public opinion today.
• Related人民の声WrittenWritten with a political flavor; the people's voice — their demands and appeals — rather than the sentiment of 「民心」.

「民心」 is written style for the people's hearts, as in 「民心を掴む」「民心が離れる」. For the people's will in elections use 「民意」; for society's views on public issues use 「世論」, the everyday word. The others are written, rarer terms for public opinion.

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1. 国民こくみんの心情しんじょう。