Chinese
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chest; bosom; heart
chest; bosom; heart; mind; thorax
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hair; pore; fur |
simp. and trad.
(胸毛)
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胸
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毛
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Noun
胸毛
- chest hair
Japanese
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, romaji munage)
- chest hair
References
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↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9