下心
N1したごころ
[shitagokoro]
Definitions
1.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
secret intention; ulterior motive
2.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
kanji "heart" radical at bottom
Example Sentences
彼には何か下心があるように見える。
He seems to have some kind of ulterior motive.
下心なしで純粋に手伝ってあげたのに。
I purely helped without any ulterior motives though.
彼女の親切には下心があったのか。
Did her kindness have an ulterior motive?