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胸をときめかす (むねをときめかす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

胸むねをときめかす

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-su)

make one's heart flutter; get one's heart racing

Describes the feeling of excitement, anticipation, or romantic thrill that makes the heart beat faster. Often used in literary or emotional contexts.

彼かれからの手て紙がみを読よむたびに胸むねをときめかす。
Every time I read a letter from him, my heart flutters.
新あたらしい冒ぼう険けんのことを考かんがえると胸むね

を

ときめかす

。

Thinking about the new adventure makes my heart race.

Written forms

胸むねをときめかす
Standard spelling; the verb part is usually written in kana.
胸むねを時ときめかす
Ateji spelling using 時; rarely used and may be considered nonstandard.

Kanji

胸bosom, breast, chest
時time, hour

Similar words

胸むねがときめく
Intransitive counterpart; describes the state of the heart fluttering rather than the action of making it flutter.

Etymology

The phrase combines 胸 (chest/heart) with ときめかす, the transitive form of ときめく (to throb with excitement). The origin of ときめく is uncertain, but it is an old mimetic word related to the sound or sensation of a beating heart.