胸

• 読み: むね
• ローマ字: mune
• 漢字の分解: 胸 (mune/kyou) — chest, breast, heart
• 発音: /mɯ.ne/

意味

Chest; breast; heart (figurative). The front of the torso or one's inner feelings.

A noun referring to both the physical chest area and figurative emotions housed there. Used in many emotional expressions: 胸が痛む (one's heart aches), 胸がいっぱい (to be overwhelmed with emotion), 胸を張る (to be proud, lit. to puff out one's chest). Also used in medical and physical contexts.

例文

1. 感動して胸がいっぱいになった。
2. 運動した後に胸が痛くなった。
3. 胸を張って堂々と歩きなさい。

使い方ガイド

場面: emotions, body, health

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 胸 contains 月 (body/flesh radical) and 匈 (a phonetic element). Originally referred to the physical chest area, later extended to encompass the seat of emotions.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal