Last Updated :2026/01/07

胸がつかえる

Hiragana
むねがつかえる
Verb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
胸がつかえる:感情がこみ上げて喉のあたりが詰まったように感じること。また、食べ過ぎや胃の不快感などで胸のあたりが重苦しく、詰まったように感じること。比喩的に、心配事や悔しさなどがあってすっきりしない心情を表す。
Easy Japanese Meaning
かなしくてなみだがでそうになったり、くるしくてものがのどにつかえたようにかんじるようす
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
喉头哽咽,胸口发堵 / 胃里食物堆积而感到胀堵 / (比喻)情绪激动或郁结,难以开口
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
胸口堵住、發悶(像有東西卡著) / 吃得太飽而胸口不舒暢 / 因感動或激動而哽咽
Korean Meaning
목이 메다 / 속이 더부룩하다 / 가슴이 먹먹해지다
Vietnamese Meaning
nghẹn ở cổ, tức ngực (do đầy bụng/khó tiêu) / nghẹn ngào, xúc động đến nghẹn lời
Tagalog Meaning
parang may buhol sa lalamunan / mabusog nang husto, parang hindi na makalunok / (idyom.) maantig nang husto ang damdamin
What is this buttons?

Hearing his words, I had a lump in my throat.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

听到他的话,我的胸口像被堵住了一样。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

聽到他的話,我的胸口像被堵住一樣。

Korean Translation

그의 말을 듣고 가슴이 답답해졌다.

Vietnamese Translation

Nghe những lời của anh ấy, lòng tôi nghẹn lại.

Tagalog Translation

Nang marinig ko ang sinabi niya, parang sumikip ang dibdib ko.

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to have a lump in one's throat, stomach full of food

Sense(2)

(idiomatic) to be emotionally moved

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to have a lump in one's throat, stomach full of food / (idiomatic) to be emotionally moved

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胸がつかえる

彼の言葉を聞いて、私の胸がつかえるようになった。

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Hearing his words, I had a lump in my throat.

Hearing his words, I had a lump in my throat.

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彼の言葉を聞いて、私の胸がつかえるようになった。

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