Memory phrase for the Kanji: 胸


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Meaning

chest, breast, bosom, heart

Pronunciation

KYŌ
mune, muna

Explanation

Left: body part /, right: 匈 (wrap and bad luck/disaster [The marked container brings bad luck])

Mnemonic

The body's part that wraps a "void volume" is: the chest.

Radicals

body part, meatThis radical is at the left side of a character and typically drawn as: , which looks equal to: "moon, month " but still has the meaning body-part.
wrap
bad luckThe container is marked with a cross because it contains bad luck.
cross
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Vocabulary

 胸  むね  breast, chest
 胸毛  むな・げ  chest hair
 胸部  きょうぶ  chest; breast
 度胸  どきょう  courage, bravery
 大胸筋  だい・きょうきん  pectoralis major muscle

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