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腹

Belly
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingフク
Kun readingはら
JōyōGrade 6Level 27
  1. abdomen
  2. stomach
  3. womb
  4. one's mind

Synonyms

節胎

Homonyms

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Same reading (はら)
原 · field

Popular Usage

お腹空腹

Radicals and components

Radical肉meat
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月) · fold back · double back · reclining · lying down · sun (日) · day (日) · walking legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 503

Compound words

お腹おなか
belly; abdomen; stomach
空腹くうふく
empty stomach; hunger
切腹せっぷく
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
中腹ちゅうふく
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
腹心ふくしん
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
腹痛ふくつう
stomach ache; abdominal pain
腹部ふくぶ
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
満腹まんぷく
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total
裏腹うらはら
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to
立腹りっぷく
anger; getting angry; taking offense; losing one's temper
下っ腹したっぱら
abdomen; stomach; under parts
太っ腹ふとっぱら
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; big-bellied
お腹の子おなかのこ
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
腹いっぱいはらいっぱい
having a full stomach; being full; to one's heart's content
按腹あんぷく
ventral massage
異腹いふく
child of a different mother
横腹よこばら
side
下腹くだりばら
diarrhoea
粥腹かゆばら
surviving on rice gruel
御腹おなか
belly
妾腹しょうふく
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
鱈腹たらふく
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
腹筋ふっきん
abdominal muscles, abs
腹腔ふくくう
abdominal cavity

Additional Examples

彼は腹黒い。
He has a black heart.tatoeba
彼は腹を立てて私に怒鳴った。
He lost his temper and shouted at me.tatoeba
お腹の張りを防止するともいわれているが、医学的根拠はない。
Sarashi is also said to be effective for preventing the flatulence, however, there is no medical proof.wiki
女の死後、お腹の中の胎児が死後出産で生まれたものとわかった。
It turned out that the baby in the womb has been born after her death.wiki

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Belly. 月 (body) + 复 — the hollow of the body.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 腹

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step