心臓（しんぞう）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: heart
Example sentences
- 運動して心臓がどきどきする。 — My heart is pounding after exercising.
- 驚いて心臓が止まりそうだった。 — I was so startled my heart nearly stopped.
Idioms & proverbs containing “心臓”
- ノミの心臓 (のみのしんぞう) — timidity; cowardice; courage of a flea
- 心臓が止まる (しんぞうがとまる) — to have one's heart stop beating
- 心臓に毛が生えた (しんぞうにけがはえた) — brazen-faced; completely impudent
- 心臓に毛が生えている (しんぞうにけがはえている) — to be shameless; to have a lot of nerve; to have nerves of steel; to have hair on one's heart
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