Illustration: Just behind a school auditorium curtain, a student waits to step onto the stage with a violin tucked under one arm. Their free hand presses flat against the upper chest, fingers spread as they feel a forceful heartbeat. Small vibration marks cluster at that hand and chest.

JLPT N3suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

ドキドキ

dokidoki

to have a pounding heart

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしの心臓しんぞうはどきどきし始はじめた。

    My heart began to beat fast.

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  2. 胸むねがドキドキするわ。

    I have butterflies in my stomach.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 心臓しんぞうがドキドキしてる！

    My heart’s beating so fast!

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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