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胸脇 (むなわき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

胸むな脇わき

Meanings

1

noun

sides of the chest

rare term

Rare anatomical term referring to the lateral parts of the chest, near the armpits.

古ふるい医い学がく書しょには「胸むな脇わき」という言こと葉ばが出でてくる。
The term 胸脇 appears in old medical texts.

Kanji

胸bosom, breast, chest
脇armpit, the other way, another place

Similar words

胸むね
Common word for chest; 胸脇 is a rare compound specifying the sides.
脇わき
Common word for armpit or side; 胸脇 combines it with 胸 for a more precise, rare term.

Etymology

Compound of 胸 (むな, chest) and 脇 (わき, side/armpit). The reading むな is an older combining form of むね.