10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N2

bosom, breast, chest, heart, feelings

Kun'yomi
  • chest ②breasts ③heart ④lungs
  • むな-
On'yomi
  • キョウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

むね 86.8%
キョウ 9.5%
むな- 3.7%

Character Breakdown

bosom, breast, chest
むね キョウ むな- (6th, N2)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
turmoil, Hungary
キョウ (Kentei 1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
villain, evil, bad luck
キョウ (7th, N1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン (Kentei 1)

Common Words

chest ②breasts ③heart ④lungs
getting a lump in one's throat ②chest full of
what's in one's heart
cleavage (between breasts)
breastplate ②bib
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 80F8
JIS X 0208 1-22-27
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3768
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4811
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 951
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1187
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 647
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 858
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1491
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1604
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1085
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1347
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1149
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 29442
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 840
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1283
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1357
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 846
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 851
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 897
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1086
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1030
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1504
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4b6.9
Four corner code 7722.0
De Roo Code 3952