胸毛

Chinese
 
chest; bosom; heart; mind; thorax
 hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar
simp. and trad.
(胸毛)		 胸 毛

Pronunciation

Noun

胸毛

  1. chest hair

Japanese
Kanji in this term
胸 毛
むな
Grade: 6		 け > げ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 胸 (muna, “chest”) +‎ 毛 (ke, “hair”).[1][2] The ke changes to ge as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

胸毛 (hiragana むなげ, rōmaji munage)

  1. chest hair

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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