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動悸

動悸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
どう
Grade: 3

Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

Noun

動悸 (hiragana どうき, romaji dōki)

  1. palpitation, beating (of the heart)
    • 1923, 国枝史郎, 沙漠の古都:
      好奇心 (こうきしん) ()られて (わたし) (むね) ()しくドキドキと動悸 (どうき) ()つ。
      Kōkishin ni kararete watashi no mune hageshiku dokidoki to dōki o utsu.
      My curiosity causes my heart to pound furiously.

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

動悸 (donggye) (hangeul 동계)

  1. Hanja form? of 동계, “palpitation”.