胸焼け

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
むね
Grade: 6

Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
胸燒け (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
むな
Grade: 6

Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
胸燒け (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of +‎ 焼け (the 連用形(れんようけい) (ren'yōkei, stem of continuative form) of ()ける (yakeru, to burn)), literally "chest burning"

Pronunciation

Noun

(むね)() or (むな)() (muneyake or munayake

  1. (pathology) heartburn

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN