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鼓動

Reading

Kana: こどう
Romaji: kodou
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Definition

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beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

Kanji

Readings: コ、 つづみ
Meanings: drum, beat, rouse, muster
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake

Example Sentences

心臓(しんぞう)鼓動(こどう)(はや)まった。
➥My heart quickened.
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運動(うんどう)すると心臓(しんぞう)鼓動(こどう)(はや)くなる。
➥When you exercise your heart beats faster.
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臆病(おくびょう)鼓動(こどう)とともに()はにじみ(つづ)ける。
➥With a weak beat, it continues to bleed.
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心臓(しんぞう)鼓動(こどう)(はや)()っている。
➥My heart is beating fast.
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心臓(しんぞう)(はや)鼓動(こどう)しているのを(かん)じた。
➥I felt my heart beating rapidly.
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(わたし)心臓(しんぞう)(はげ)しく鼓動(こどう)するのを(かん)じた。
➥I felt my heart beating violently.
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