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胸

Chest
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingキョウ
Kun readingむね、むな
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 6Level 18

Meanings

  1. chest
    彼は突然胸の痛みに襲われた。He was seized with sudden chest pains.tatoeba
  2. bosomRtK
  3. breast
  4. heart
  5. feelings
  1. breasts
  2. bust

Synonyms

バストブレスト胸部

Homonyms

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Same reading (むね)
旨 · principle棟 · ridge (of roof)

Radicals and components

Radical肉meat
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月) · bound up (乙) · villain · sheaf · shovel

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1604

Compound words

胸襟きょうきん
one's heart
胸像きょうぞう
bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
胸中きょうちゅう
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
胸部きょうぶ
chest; breast
度胸どきょう
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit
豊胸ほうきょう
full breasts; ample breasts; breast enlargement
気胸ききょう
pneumothorax
胸囲きょうい
chest measurement
胸奥きょうおう
one's heart of hearts
胸郭きょうかく
chest
胸許むなもと
breast
胸元むなもと
breast
胸腔きょうこう
thorax
胸骨きょうこつ
breastbone
胸椎きょうつい
thoracic vertebra
胸壁きょうへき
breastwork
胸膜きょうまく
pleura
胸裏きょうり
one's heart
胸裡きょうり
one's heart
胸墻きょうしょう
parapet
胸牆きょうしょう
parapet
鳩胸はとむね
pigeon chest (deformity of the chest, protruding ribs and sternum)
胸もとむなもと
breast
胸三寸むねさんずん
heart

Additional Examples

彼は秘密を自分の胸に秘めていた。
He had kept the secret to himself.tatoeba
彼は度胸を据えて外人に話し掛けた。
He mustered up his courage to talk to a foreigner.tatoeba
彼は私の胸ぐらをつかんだ。
He grabbed me by the collar.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Chest. 月 (body) + 匈 (ribcage) — the part of the body that tightens with worry.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 胸

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step