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胸ぐらを掴む (むなぐらをつかむ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

胸むなぐらを掴つかむ

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-mu)

grab by the collar; seize by the lapels

Describes the action of grabbing someone aggressively by the front of their clothing, typically in a confrontation.

彼かれは怒おこって相あい手ての胸むなぐらを掴つかんだ。
He angrily grabbed the other person by the collar.
胸むなぐらを掴つかまれて、身み動うごきが取と

れ

なかっ

た

。

I was grabbed by the collar and couldn't move.

Written forms

胸むなぐらを掴つかむ
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
胸むな倉ぐらを掴つかむ
Alternate kanji for ぐら; less common but seen.
胸むなぐらをつかむ
Kana spelling of the verb part; common in informal writing.

Kanji

胸bosom, breast, chest
掴catch, seize, grasp
倉godown, warehouse, storehouse

Similar words

襟えり首くびを掴つかむ
Similar meaning but specifically grabbing by the scruff of the neck (back of the collar), whereas 胸ぐらを掴む is grabbing the front chest area of clothing.

Etymology

胸ぐら (muna-gura) is a compound of 胸 (mune, 'chest') and ぐら, a voiced variant of くら (kura, 'saddle' or 'seat'), here referring to the area around the collarbone. The phrase literally means 'to grab the chest area (of clothing)'.