JLPT N2 · 10 strokes
Kanji 胸: "bosom, breast, chest"
The kanji 胸 means "bosom, breast, chest, heart, feelings". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read キョウ in on'yomi and むね, むな- in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
むねむな-
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | bosom, breast, chest, heart, feelings |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 1144 of 2,501 |
Common words with 胸
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 胸chest; breast · breasts; bosom; bust
- 胸元poitrine, décolleté · creux de l'estomac, plexus solaire
- 胸を張るbomber le torse, se rengorger, être fier de soi
- 度胸courage; bravery; pluck; nerve
- 胸中one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
- 胸の内what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
- 胸を撫で下ろすto be relieved; to feel relieved
- 胸が痛むto experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest · to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
- 胸板breast; chest
- 胸部chest; breast
- 胸騒ぎuneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
- いい度胸some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
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