胸: Bosom; Breast; ChestKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it

Words that use the on'yomi (キョウ)

• 度胸どきょうcourage; bravery
• 胸部きょうぶchest; breast
• 胸中きょうちゅうone's heart; one's mind
• 胸像きょうぞうbust (sculpture); half-length portrait
• 胸襟きょうきんone's heart
• 豊胸ほうきょうfull breasts; ample breasts
• いい度胸いいどきょうsome nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
• クソ度胸クソどきょうfoolhardiness; daredevil courage
• 乳び胸にゅうびきょうchylothorax
• 乳糜胸にゅうびきょうchylothorax
• 人工気胸療法じんこうききょうりょうほうartificial respiration
• 前胸背板ぜんきょうはいばんpronotum
• 前胸腺ぜんきょうせんprothoracic gland
• 前胸腺ホルモンぜんきょうせんホルモンprothoracic gland hormone
• 右胸心うきょうしんdextrocardia
• 大胸筋だいきょうきんpectoralis major muscle
• 左胸心さきょうしんlevocardia
• 平胸類へいきょうるいratites
• 度胸がすわるどきょうがすわるto have nerves of steel
• 度胸が据わるどきょうがすわるto have nerves of steel
• 度胸を据えるどきょうをすえるto muster one's courage; to resolve oneself
• 度胸千両どきょうせんりょうbeing bold; daring
• 度胸試しどきょうだめしputting one's courage to the test
• 気胸ききょうpneumothorax
• 漏斗胸ろうときょうfunnel chest; pectus excavatum
• 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
• 肺気胸はいききょうpneumothorax

Words that use a kun'yomi

• 胸むねchest; breast
• 胸元むなもとbreast; chest
• 胸突き八丁むなつきはっちょうthe most trying spot or period; the most difficult period
• はと胸はとむねpigeon chest (Pectus carinatum, deformity of the chest, protruding ribs and sternum); pigeon breast
• アメリカ胸黒アメリカむなぐろAmerican golden plover (Pluvialis dominica)
• ヨーロッパ胸黒ヨーロッパむなぐろEurasian golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
• 万感胸に迫るばんかんむねにせまるto be filled with thousand emotions; to be overwhelmed by a flood of emotions
• 左胸ひだりむねleft breast; left side of the chest
• 胸あてむねあてbreastplate; chest protector
• 胸いっぱいむねいっぱいgetting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings
• 胸おどるむねおどるheart-pounding; exciting
• 胸がいたむむねがいたむto experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest
• 胸がいっぱいになるむねがいっぱいになるto get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings
• 胸がおどるむねがおどるto be excited; to be elated
• 胸がすくむねがすくto feel relieved; to feel satisfied
• 胸がつぶれるむねがつぶれるto be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally)
• 胸がわるくなるむねがわるくなるto feel sick; to be nauseated
• 胸が悪いむねがわるいsick; nauseated
• 胸が悪くなるむねがわるくなるto feel sick; to be nauseated
• 胸が潰れるむねがつぶれるto be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally)
• 胸が熱くなるむねがあつくなるto become fraught with emotion
• 胸が痛むむねがいたむto experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest
• 胸が苦しいむねがくるしいhave a pain in one's chest
• 胸が裂けるむねがさけるto break one's heart
• 胸が詰まるむねがつまるto be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
• 胸が躍るむねがおどるto be excited; to be elated
• 胸が騒ぐむねがさわぐto feel uneasy; to get into a panic

Other readings

• くそ度胸クソどきょうfoolhardiness; daredevil courage
• よい度胸いいどきょうsome nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
• ハト胸はとむねpigeon chest (Pectus carinatum, deformity of the chest, protruding ribs and sternum); pigeon breast
• 糞度胸クソどきょうfoolhardiness; daredevil courage
• 胸が一杯になるむねがいっぱいになるto get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings
• 胸きゅんむねキュンheart pounding; chest tightening

Showing the 60 most common of 201 words. See them all in the graph.

Kanji that often appear with 胸

• 度
• 部
• 悪
• 下
• 突
• 乳
• 一
• 豊
• 黒
• 気
• 前
• 腺