度胸

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
きょう
Grade: 6
on’yomi

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) きょー [dóꜜkyòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
    • IPA(key): [do̞kʲo̞ː]

    Noun

    ()(きょう) • (dokyō) 

    1. courage; nerve (as of steel)
      あの(おとこ)度胸(どきょう)がある。
      Ano otoko wa dokyō ga aru.
      He is a man of courage.
      いい度胸(どきょう)してるな。
      Ii dokyō shiteru na.
      You got a lot of guts.

    References

    1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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