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The motherless son of a Buddhist priest, K is an extremely idealistic, determined, and indifferent young man who has been Sensei's friend since the two were young. 'Okusan' is the polite form of address for someone else's wife. Sensei calls her by her name, Shizu but in the context of his story she is called 'Ojosan,' which is the polite form of address for 'young lady' or 'daughter'. Sensei's Wife / OjosanĪ very beautiful woman whose seemingly simpleminded nature belies her strong emotional intuition. Though Kokoro in its raw Japanese form means heart, it also means spirit and mind. It is a story of a young graduate’s journey with an unnamed man called Sensei (teacher) as he navigates the chaos of cosmopolitan Tokyo and the simplicity of country life. Tsunematsu - Please send your comment to RI3I-TNMTasahi-net.or. Kokoro is a testament to humanity, shame and guilt, and a reckoning with transitions. +44-17 (English pages not kept up to date) curator Sammy I. The Narrator's MotherĪ kindly and simpleminded country woman. Soseki Museum in London, 80b, The Chase, London SW4 0NG Tel. The Narrator's FatherĪ pleasant and simpleminded old country man who is suffering from kidney disease. He hints of his dark past, but never reveals it. Although he is weary of the world in general, he becomes a mentor of sorts for the narrator. SenseiĪn enigmatic man who lives a reclusive and idle life with his wife. Youthful and earnest, he is drawn to Sensei but feels alienated from his family. The unnamed narrator, a well-off young man from the countryside, attends university in Tokyo. Literally meaning 'heart', the Japanese word 'kokoro' can be more distinctly translated as 'the heart of things' or 'feeling.

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