🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

胸部

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kyoubu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Thorax/ˈθɔːræks/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"昆虫の体は頭部、胸部、腹部に分かれている。"

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As noun
  1. 1

    The part of the body of a mammal between the neck and the abdomen; in insects and other arthropods, the middle section of the body.

    "The doctor listened to the patient's thorax with a stethoscope."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek thōrax 'breastplate, cuirass, chest'.

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