胸三寸

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Japanese

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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

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) むねさ​んずん [mùnésáꜜǹzùǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mɯ̟ᵝne̞sã̠nd͡zɨ̃ᵝɴ]

Noun

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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