彼は胸に手を当てた。

He put his hand on his chest.

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I have filed a question at Tatobeba about whether this is equivalent to “he put his hand on his heart”.

https://tatoeba.org/eng/sentences/show/375957

It can definitely mean heart like anatomic heart, I just the it’s a bit clearer to say bosom or chest in this context.