胸
胸 — Bosom
bosom, breast, chest, heart, feelings
On’yomiキョウ (kyou)
Kun’yomiむね (mune)
Kun’yomiむな- (muna)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 胸
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 胸 | むね mune | chest; breast; breasts |
| 度胸 | どきょう dokyou | courage; bravery; pluck |
| 胸中 | きょうちゅう kyouchuu | one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions |
| 胸部 | きょうぶ kyoubu | chest; breast |
| 豊胸 | ほうきょう houkyou | full breasts; ample breasts; breast enlargement |
| 胸元 | むなもと munamoto | breast; chest; pit of the stomach |
Study notes
胸 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1144 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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