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Kanji Detail for 腹 - "belly, heart"

腹

  • Meaning

    腹 means "belly, heart." Also associated with center.

    1. Belly - The stomach; the abdomen.

    2. Heart - The mind; thoughts; intentions.

    3. Center - The middle; the core.

    4. Front - The forward side.

  • Words using 腹

    • 裏腹 うらはら Listen opposite; reverse; contrary
    • 腹部 ふくぶ Listen abdomen; abdominal region; belly
    • 下っ腹 したっぱら Listen abdomen; stomach; under parts
    • 太っ腹 ふとっぱら Listen generous; magnanimous; big-hearted
    • 腹痛 ふくつう Listen stomach ache; abdominal pain
    • 腹心 ふくしん Listen one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
    • 中腹 ちゅうふく Listen halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
    • 空腹 くうふく Listen empty stomach; hunger

  • Four-character idioms with 腹

    • 抱腹絶倒 ほうふくぜっとう Listen laughing oneself into convulsions; splitting one's sides laughing; rolling with laughter
    • 面従腹背 めんじゅうふくはい Listen pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)
    • 鼓腹撃壌 こふくげきじょう Listen (people) sing the praises (enjoy the blessings) of peace

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    • Verified meaning: belly, heart
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: center

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    abdomen; belly; stomach

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    stomach, belly, abdomen; inside

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    abdomen; stomach; belly

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    stomach, belly, abdomen; inside

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Below the chest is called 腹 (abdomen). The abdomen is at the front of the human body. Hence what is in front is called 腹. Such as saying 腹背受敵 (attacked from front and back). Also innermost thoughts. Such as saying 敢布腹也 (dare to speak my mind).

  • Onyomi

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    fuku(フク) フク

  • Kunyomi

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    hara(はら) はら

  • Strokes

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    13 strokes

  • Radical

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    肉 月 (niku・nikuzuki)

  • Related Keywords

    belly heart center front abdomen stomach appetite core digestion gut hunger intestines mind inner thoughts

Sentences including 腹

  • I've got a pain in my side.

  • It was because he was ill that he decided to return home.

  • I've made up my mind.

  • Seldom does he get angry.

  • She lost her temper along with me.

  • I'm not hungry at all.

  • He lost his temper with me.

  • His way of speaking offended me.

  • Cake? i'm suddenly hungry again.

  • I was more angry than sad.

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