adjective

  1. (feeling of) tightness in the chest.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
胸苦しい むなぐるしい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

bosom, breast, chest
むね キョウ むな- (6th, N2)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
turmoil, Hungary
キョウ (Kentei 1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
villain, evil, bad luck
キョウ (7th, N1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン (Kentei 1)
suffering, trial, worry
ク くる.しい にが.い (3rd, N3)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
old
コ ふる.い ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)