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胸
胸
10 strokes
Frequency: 1144
JLPT N2
Grade 6

Meanings

bosom
breast
chest
heart
feelings

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
キョã‚Ļ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
むね
むãĒ-

Common Words

むね
むãĒ
Noun
Freq #499
1

むãĒ is usually used in compounds

chest; breast

Examples
そぎäēĄå‘Ŋč€…ã¯æ•…å›Ŋへぎ思いãĢčƒ¸ã‚’į„Ļがした。
The exile yearned for his home.
2

breasts; bosom; bust

3

heart

4

lungs

5

stomach

6

heart; mind; feelings

čƒ¸ã‚‚ã¨
むãĒもと
胸訹
Noun
Freq #3512
1

breast; chest

2

pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

čƒ¸ã‚’ã¯ã‚‹
むねをはる
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #3881
1

to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

Examples
ãˆãŖã¸ã‚“ã¨å¤§ã„ã°ã‚Šã§ã‚ĸãƒĒã‚šã¯čƒ¸ã‚’åŧĩãŖãŸã€‚
"A-hem!" Alice boasted, puffing up with pride.
おきょう
Noun
Freq #6653
1

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

Examples
あいつぎåēĻčƒ¸ã‚’čŠĻしãĻãŋよう。
I'll put his courage to the test.
ãã‚‡ã†ãĄã‚…ã†
Noun
īŊžãŽ Adj.
Freq #9784
1

one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions

Examples
į§ãŽčƒ¸ä¸­ã¯æ‚˛å–œã“ã‚‚ã”ã‚‚ã ã€‚
Joy and grief alternate in my breast.
čƒ¸ãŽã†ãĄ
ã‚€ã­ãŽã†ãĄ
čƒ¸ãŽčŖĄ
Expression
Noun
Freq #9873
1

what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels

čƒ¸ã‚’ãĒで下ろす
čƒ¸ã‚’ãĒでおろす
むねをãĒでおろす
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #10862
1

to be relieved; to feel relieved

čƒ¸ãŒã„ãŸã‚€
むねがいたむ
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #12656
1

to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest

2

to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished

むãĒいた
Noun
Freq #13216
1

breast; chest

Examples
åŧžä¸¸ã¯åŊŧãŽåŽšã„čƒ¸æŋをč˛Ģ通した。
The bullet penetrated his muscular chest.
きょうãļ
Noun
Freq #13828
1

chest; breast

Examples
čƒ¸éƒ¨ãŽãƒŦãƒŗãƒˆã‚˛ãƒŗã‚’ã¨ãŖãĻください。
I'd like you to have a chest X-ray.
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