胸ぐらを掴む

Japanese

Kanji in this term
むな
Grade: 6
つか
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
胸ぐらを摑む (kyūjitai)
胸倉を掴む
胸ぐらをつかむ
胸倉をつかむ

Etymology

Compound of 胸ぐら +‎ +‎ 掴む

Idiom

(むな)ぐらを(つか) • (munagura o tsukamugodan (stem (むな)ぐらを(つか) (munagura o tsukami), past (むな)ぐらを(つか)んだ (munagura o tsukanda))

  1. (idiomatic) to grab (someone) by the collar

Conjugation