胸（むね）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: odaka (tail-high) — high to the end, drops on a following particle (accent on mora 2)
Meaning: chest
Example sentences
- 走ったあと、胸がどきどきする。 — My heart is pounding after running.
- うれしくて胸がいっぱいになった。 — I was so happy my heart felt full.
Idioms & proverbs containing “胸”
- 男は度胸女は愛敬 (おとこはどきょうおんなはあいきょう) — men should be brave, women should be affable
- 胸を打つ (むねをうつ) — to be touching; to be moving
- 胸に刺さる (むねにささる) — to be hurtful
- 胸を躍らせる (むねをおどらせる) — to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
- 胸に突き刺さる (むねにつきささる) — to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.)
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “胸” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)