Word details

胸騒ぎ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 胸騒ぎ.

Dictionary

Entry

胸騒ぎ胸さわぎなさわぎNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #14048
1

uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition

Examples
彼女から来た手紙を見たとき、彼は何だか胸騒ぎがした。
When he saw her letter, he felt somewhat uneasy.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

bosom, breast, chest, heart, feelings

10 strokesFrequency 1,144JLPT N2Grade 6

On

キョウ

Kun

むねむな-

boisterous, make noise, clamor, disturb, excite

18 strokesFrequency 1,069JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ソウ

Kun

さわ.ぐうれいさわ.がしい

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