Dictionary / Vocabulary / 度胸
どきょう
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve
common word
なによ！出来ないの？この度胸なし！腰抜けッ！
What? You can't do it? You coward! Chicken!
彼は度胸を据えて外人に話し掛けた。
He mustered up his courage to talk to a foreigner.
度胸のない自分に、我ながらひどく腹が立った。
I was very angry with myself for my lack of courage.