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胸に刻む

むねにきざむ

to engrave in one's heart

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Examples

  1. 教えを胸に刻んだ。

    おしえをむねにきざんだ。

    I engraved the teaching in my heart.

  2. その言葉を今も胸に刻んでいる。

    そのことばをいまもむねにきざんでいる。

    I still carry those words engraved in my heart.

  3. 先生の忠告を胸に刻んで、社会に出た。

    せんせいのちゅうこくをむねにきざんで、しゃかいにでた。

    I went out into the world with my teacher's advice engraved in my heart.

  4. あの日の光景は今も深く胸に刻まれている。

    あのひのこうけいはいまもふかくむねにきざまれている。

    The sight of that day is still deeply engraved in my memory.

Common patterns

言葉を胸に刻む
to engrave someone's words in one's heart
深く胸に刻む
to engrave something deeply
胸に刻まれる
to be engraved on one's heart

Memory tip

刻む is to carve, so the words are cut into you where they cannot be rubbed out. 肝に銘じる is close but leans toward warnings you vow to obey, while 胸に刻む also fits treasured memories and scenes.

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