► 成句
胸 [(2)むね] [胸を張る] meaning: proud rank: 1
☆ 全力を尽くしたから負けても胸を張れる ⇨ I tried my very best, so even though I lost I can stretch my chest, hold my head high (☛ Stretch one’s chest and hold one’s face up, instead of looking down with hunched shoulders)
胸 [(2)むね] [胸を打つ] meaning: emotion rank: 2
☆ 胸を打つ話 ⇨ A story that hits you in the chest, heart. A very moving story
胸 [(2)むね] [胸が痛む] meaning: sad rank: 2
☆ 虐待された動物を見て胸が痛んだ ⇨ My heart ached, was broken, when I saw abused animals
胸 [(2)むね] [胸を痛める] meaning: sad rank: 2
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胸 [(2)むね] [胸を撫で下ろす] meaning: relieved rank: 3
☆ 彼女は子供は無事と聞いて胸を撫で下ろした ⇨ She stroked down her chest, was greatly relieved, to hear that her children were OK
胸 [(2)むね] [胸に手を当てる] meaning: self-reflection rank: 3
☆ 自分の胸に手を当てて考えてみろ ⇨ Put your hand on your own heart and think. Reflect on yourself and admit your own fault (☛ In Japan, 胸に手を当てる is a gesture of being honest with yourself)
胸 [(2)むね] [胸を借りる] meaning: challenge rank: 4
☆ 相手の胸を借りるつもりで望む ⇨ I will fight as a challenger (☛ Literally means “borrow someone’s chest” and originally a Sumo term meaning “have a senior wrestler as a training partner”)
► 名詞
胸 [(2)むね] meaning: breast rank: 1
☆ 彼女は胸が無い ⇨ She has no breasts, is flat-chested
☆ 私は胸に鋭い痛みを感じた ⇨ I felt sharp pain in the chest
胸 [(2)むね] meaning: mind rank: 1
☆ 彼の言葉が私の胸に響いた ⇨ His words echoed in my heart
☆ 彼女の胸の奥底にしまわれた気持ち ⇨ The feelings buried at the bottom of her heart
More examples:
- 胸に痛みを感じた ⇨ I felt pain in the chest
- 彼女の胸の凝りは良性だった ⇨ The lump in her breast was a benign tumor
- ひどい胸焼けがする ⇨ I got a bad heartburn
- 胸がむかむかする ⇨ I feel like vomiting
- 不安が私の胸をよぎった ⇨ An uneasy feeling crossed my mind
- 彼の言葉が胸に突き刺さった ⇨ His words stabbed my heart, hurt my feelings
- 彼女は期待に胸を躍らせた ⇨ She let her chest dance, was so excited, with hope
- 胸に秘した想い ⇨ Feelings hidden in the heart
- 彼は複雑な胸中を明かした ⇨ He let out the conflicting feelings inside his mind
- 大胸筋 ⇨ Pectoral muscles
- 男は度胸だ ⇨ Men have to have guts. Men need to be gutsy
- 彼は彼女の胸をまさぐった ⇨ He groped her breasts
- 彼のシャツの胸がはだけている ⇨ His shirt front is (unbuttoned and) open
- 彼女が屈むことに胸がちらちら見える ⇨ Every time she bends down I have a glimpse of her breasts
- 彼の優しさに胸がキュンとした ⇨ His sweetness gave my heart a squeeze