鳩きゅう尾び

noun

pit of the stomach; solar plexus

Refers to the hollow area just below the sternum; often used in contexts of pain, pressure, or martial arts strikes. The common synonym みぞおち is more frequent in everyday speech.

See also: みぞおち

• 鳩きゅう尾びに鈍にぶい痛いたみを感かんじる。

  I feel a dull pain in the pit of my stomach.

• 相あい手ての鳩きゅう尾びに膝ひざ蹴げりを入いれた。

  He drove a knee kick into the opponent's solar plexus.