| 胸 | meaning | 'bosom, breast, chest, heart, feelings' |
| onyomi | キョウ | |
| kunyomi | むね, むな- |
| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| 胸 | むね | breast, chest |
| 度胸 | どきょう | courage, bravery, pluck, nerve, grit, guts |
| 胸びれ | むなびれ | pectoral fin |
| 胸をときめかす | むねをときめかす | to make one's heart flutter |
| 胸中 | きょうちゅう | one's mind, one's intentions |
| 胸像 | きょうぞう | bust (statue) |
| 胸元 | むなもと | breast, pit of stomach |
| 胸椎 | きょうつい | thoracic vertebra(e) |
| 胸突き八丁 | むなつきはっちょう | the most trying spot or period, the most difficult period |
| 胸襟 | きょうきん | one's heart |
| 胸部 | きょうぶ | chest, breast |
| 胸郭 | きょうかく | chest, thorax |
| 鳩胸 | はとむね | pigeon chest |
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