Meaning

Primary

Heartburn

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

When your chest is burning, you have what's known as heartburn.

Reading

むねやけ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The readings are the kun'yomi vocab readings (hint is that there's hiragana sticking out there). So, just make sure you know the word and 焼く. If you do, you can combine that knowledge into this word, and hopefully not get any heartburn in the process.

Context

Context Sentences

朝からカツカレーなんて、胸焼けするわ!

Eating pork cutlet curry for breakfast gives me heartburn!

コーヒーの飲みすぎは胸焼けを引き起こすことがあるので注意してください。

Be careful not to drink too much coffee as it can cause heartburn.

俺、コンビニのおにぎりを食べると、ゲップが出たり胸焼けしたりすることが多いんです。保存料のせいなのかな。

I often get heartburn or burp a lot after eating convenience store onigiri. I wonder if it's because of the preservatives.

Kanji Composition