度胸

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) どきょー [dóꜜkyòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA^(key): [do̞kʲo̞ː]

Noun

度胸 (hiragana どきょう, rōmaji dokyō)

courage; nerve (as of steel)
あの男 (おとこ)は度胸 (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

1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

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