Word Meaning 胸苦しい

むなぐるしい munagurushii

胸苦しい is read as むなぐるしい (munagurushii) and means (feeling of) tightness in the chest.

Meaning

English

  1. (feeling of) tightness in the chest

Reading

Kana

むなぐるしい

Romaji

munagurushii

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 126407 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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胸が苦しい

むねがくるしい

have a pain in one's chest

むね

heart

胸像

きょうぞう

bust (sculpture)

胸部

きょうぶ

chest

胸中

きょうちゅう

one's heart

胸元

むなもと

breast

胸部外科

きょうぶげか

thoracic surgery

胸に一物

むねにいちもつ

machination

胸算用

むなざんよう

making a rough estimate in one's head

胸一つ

むねひとつ

one's heart

胸の谷間

むねのたにま

cleavage (between breasts)

胸を出す

むねをだす

to have training bouts with one's junior during practice (of a senior wrestler)