胸(むね)がいっぱい

むねがいっぱい
expression
to be overcome with emotion; to have a full heart
idiomemotion
1. to be overcome with emotion; to be too moved to speak
Being so filled with joy, gratitude, sadness, or nostalgia that one can hardly speak; literally 'the chest is full.' The emotion is marked with で: 感謝(かんしゃ)の気持(きも)ちで胸(むね)がいっぱいです, a fixture of speeches and thank-you messages.
感謝(かんしゃ)の気持(きも)ちで胸(むね)がいっぱいです。
My heart is full of gratitude.
卒業式(そつぎょうしき)で友達(ともだち)と別(わか)れるとき、胸(むね)がいっぱいになった。
Saying goodbye to my friends at graduation, I was overcome with emotion.
久(ひさ)しぶりに故郷(こきょう)の景色(けしき)を見(み)て、懐(なつ)かしさで胸(むね)がいっぱいになり、言葉(ことば)が出(で)なかった。
Seeing the scenery of my hometown for the first time in years, I was so full of nostalgia that I couldn't speak.

Literally 'the chest is full', leaving no room for words. Usually 〜で胸(むね)がいっぱい, with the emotion marked by で.

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Related: 胸(むね) (chest)
Related: 胸(むね)が痛(いた)む (to feel heartache)
Compare: 感動(かんどう)する (to be moved)
Compare: 胸(むね)が熱(あつ)くなる (to feel a surge of emotion)
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Added 2026.9.10 0:45 · Revised 2026.9.10 0:54
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