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胸がつかえる

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
むね
Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of +‎ +‎ つかえる

Verb

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(むね)がつかえる (mune ga tsukaeruichidan (stem (むね)がつかえ (mune ga tsukae), past (むね)がつかえた (mune ga tsukaeta))

  1. to have a lump in one's throat, stomach full of food
  2. (idiomatic) to be emotionally moved
    (むね)がつかえて(なに)()えない
    mune ga tsukaete nani mo ienai
    to be unable to say anything due to being too emotional

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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