Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
むね
Grade: 6

Grade: 5
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
胸をはる

Etymology edit

Compound of (mune, chest) +‎ +‎ 張る (haru, to stretch)

Verb edit

(むね)() (mune o harugodan (stem (むね)() (mune o hari), past (むね)()った (mune o hatta))

  1. (idiomatic) to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

Conjugation edit