How to say 'Chest' in Japanese | 胸

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The Japanese word for Chest is 'Mune', written as 胸 in Japanese.'Chest' in hiragana is むね.

word

胸

Meaning

Chest

Reading

むね

mune

Kanji

胸Chest, Breast

Explanation

The Japanese noun '胸 (むね)' primarily refers to the 'chest' area of the body. It can be used both literally, to describe the physical chest, and metaphorically, to refer to emotions or feelings that one holds deeply, often related to the heart or mind. For example: His chest was injured in the accident「彼の胸は事故でけがをした」(かれのむねはじこでけがをした). She held her feelings close to her chest「彼女は胸に思いを秘めていた」(かのじょはむねにおもいをひめていた). The word can also appear in expressions like '胸が痛い (むねがいたい)', which means 'my heart aches' or 'I feel emotional pain'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

705

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 胸

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

胸

Meaning

Chest, Breast

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'Mune' means 'Chest' .

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