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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

度ど胸きょう

dokyou

courage, nerve

Example sentences

  1. あの男おとこは度胸どきょうがある。

    He is a man of courage.

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  2. あいつの度胸どきょうを試ためしてみよう。

    I’ll put his courage to the test.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. ケンはもう一度いちどやってみる度胸どきょうがなかった。

    Ken didn’t have the nerve to try it again.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 度胸

  • 度degrees; occurrenceOnド・ト・タクKunたび
  • 胸bosom; breastOnキョウKunむね・むな-

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