胸三寸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
胸	三	寸
むね Grade: 6	さん Grade: 1	すん > ずん Grade: 6
kun'yomi	on'yomi

Etymology

From 胸 (mune, “chest”) +‎ 三寸 (sanzun, “three sun, ~9.1 cm”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) むねさんずん [mùnésáꜜǹzùǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [mɯ̟ne̞sã̠nd͡zɨ̃ɴ]

Noun

胸(むね)三(さん)寸(ずん) • (munesanzun) 

1. (idiomatic) thoughts buried deep inside the heart

   胸三寸(むねさんずん)に納(おさ)める

   munesanzun ni osameru

   to bury thoughts deep inside the heart (so to not show any feeling or emotions)

See also

• 胸先三寸(むなさきさんずん) (munasakisanzun)