also: むねひも · むなひぼ
noun
chest cord; string tied across the chest of a kimono or haori
A cord or string attached to the chest area of traditional Japanese clothing such as a kimono or haori, often used to secure the garment or for decorative purposes.
羽織の胸紐を結ぶ。
Tie the chest cord of the haori.
この着物には胸紐が付いていない。
This kimono does not have a chest cord.
noun
Archaic metaphorical use referring to the period of childhood when one would wear a garment with a chest cord. Not used in modern Japanese.
胸紐の頃を思い出す。
Recall the days of one's childhood.
Rare reading with rendaku on the second element.
Compound of 胸 (muna, 'chest') and 紐 (himo, 'cord, string'). The reading むなひも is the most common; むねひも uses the alternative reading むね for 胸, and むなひぼ exhibits rendaku on the second element.