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A2 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

鼓動(こどう)beat, palpitation, pulsation, throbbing

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    1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      beat, palpitation, pulsation, throbbing

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    鼓動 【こどう】

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      心臓(しんぞう)がドクドクと鼓動(こどう)しています。

      My heart is throbbing vigorously. {beat, palpitation, pulsation, throbbing}

      • N1

      (はし)った(あと)なので心臓(しんぞう)(はげ)しく鼓動(こどう)しています。

      My heart is beating intensely because I just ran. {beat, palpitation, pulsation, throbbing}

      • N1

      鼓動(こどう)とは、心臓(しんぞう)規則(きそく)(てき)収縮(しゅうしゅく)拡大(かくだい)をする(こと)である。

      A heartbeat is the regular contraction and expansion of the heart. {beat, palpitation, pulsation, throbbing}

      • N1

      大地(だいち)鼓動(こどう)しているが、近々(ちかぢか)(おお)きな地震(じしん)でも()きるのだろうか?

      The earth is throbbing, could a major earthquake be about to happen soon? {beat, palpitation, pulsation, throbbing}

      • N1

      心臓(しんぞう)(はげ)しく鼓動(こどう)しているが、(ぼく)一体(いったい)(なに)緊張(きんちょう)をしているのだろう?

      My heart is beating intensely, but what on earth am I nervous about? {beat, palpitation, pulsation, throbbing}

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