Onyomi: フク · Kunyomi: はら · Meanings: abdomen, belly, stomach
Kanji for abdomen, belly, stomach
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The kanji 腹 combines the meat/body radical 月 on the left and the character 舌 (tongue) on the right. In ancient times, it showed the internal part of the body related to digestion — the stomach or belly. The 月 radical represents flesh or body parts, and 舌 relates to taste or what enters the body. Together, they depict the stomach as the part of the body that processes food and nourishes people. Over time, 腹 came to mean “stomach,” “belly,” and by extension, feelings or courage located in the belly.
Made from 月 (flesh/body) and 舌 (tongue), 腹 shows the stomach — the organ that digests food and supports the body.
This kanji declares: the body (月) holds the stomach, where the tongue’s food (舌) goes — 腹 means belly. Imagine eating a meal and feeling it fill your stomach. Every time you see 腹, think of the stomach inside your body that digests and nourishes you.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 腹 | はら | abdomen, belly, stomach | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 腹立ち | はらだち | anger | JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 腹心 | ふくしん | one's confidant, trusted friend, trusted retainer | common Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 腹部 | ふくぶ | abdomen, abdominal region, belly | common Noun |
| 腹いっぱい | はらいっぱい | having a full stomach, being full | common Noun, Adverb (fukushi) |
| 腹立たしい | はらだたしい | irritating, aggravating, upsetting, maddening, infuriating, exasperating, provoking | I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 腹痛 | ふくつう | stomach ache, abdominal pain | common Noun |
| 腹ばい | はらばい | lying on one's belly, crawling on one's belly, belly crawl | Noun |
| 腹黒い | はらぐろい | mean, malicious, scheming, wicked, black-hearted | I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 腹立つ | はらだつ | to get angry | Godan verb with 'tsu' ending |