胸 – bosom, breast, chest

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The kanji 胸 means bosom, breast, chest, heart, feelings. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is キョウ (kyou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is むね、むな- (mune, muna). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 肉 (no. 130).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	キョウ	kyou
Kun’yomi	むね	mune
Kun’yomi	むな-	muna

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 肉 (Kangxi radical 130). Components: 月・凵・勹・ノ・丶.

Words using 胸

胸むねchest

Example sentences

その亡命者は故国への思いに胸を焦がした。

The exile yearned for his home.

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Kanji with the same radical

能育脳背脱肉臓肝腕脅肩腐脚腹膨腰

Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.