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Book cover of Kokoro
KokoroNatsume Sōseki

Characters in Kokoro

3 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Sensei (Kokoro)

    A reclusive older man whom the narrator befriends in Kamakura and Tokyo; his long letter tells the story of his past.

Supporting characters

  • K (Kokoro)

    Sensei's idealistic friend and fellow student, son of a Buddhist priest, who boards in the same household.

  • Shizu (Kokoro)

    Sensei's wife, the daughter of the widow in whose house he lodged as a student.