Kanji
N2 10 strokes Grade 6 freq #1144

bosom, breast, chest, heart, feelings

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

meat niku

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

courage; bravery
chest; breast
one's heart; one's mind
bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
one's heart
full breasts; ample breasts

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

chest; breast
breast; chest
the most trying spot or period; the most difficult period

Example sentences

He died from a wound in the chest after a week.

He knew the news, but he kept it to himself.

You have got a lot of nerve.

She just can't have the nerve to lift it up now!