度胸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
度 胸
ど
Grade: 3		 きょう
Grade: 6
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

度胸 (hiragana どきょう, rōmaji dokyō)

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

References

  1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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