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腹
腹
13 strokes
Frequency: 1286
JLPT N2
Grade 6

Meanings

abdomen
belly
stomach

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
フク
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
はら

Common Words

腹
はら
肚
Freq #1056
1

Common noun

abdomen; belly; stomach

Examples
カンガルーの雌は子供を腹の袋に入れて動く。
A female kangaroo carries its young in the pouch.
2

Common noun

womb

3

Common noun

one's mind; one's real intentions; one's true motive

Examples
あの人は口と腹が反対だ。
He says one thing and means another.
4

Common noun

courage; nerve; willpower

5

Common noun

generosity; magnanimity

6

Common noun

feelings; emotions

7

Common noun

wide middle part; bulging part

8

Common noun

inside; interior; inner part

9

Common noun; Physics

anti-node

10

Suffix; Counter

counter for hard roe

11

Suffix; Counter

counter for containers with bulging middles (pots, vases, etc.)

お腹
おなか
お中
Polite
Noun
Freq #3058
1

belly; abdomen; stomach

Examples
いいえ、結構です。お腹が一杯ですから。
No, thank you. I've had enough.
腹が立つ
腹がたつ
はらがたつ
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #4965
1

to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

Examples
彼の振る舞いに腹が立った。
I was offended at his behavior.
裏腹
うらはら
～な Adj.
Noun
Freq #5471
1

opposite; reverse; contrary

Examples
「見た目は悪くないがちょっと軽薄そう」な外見とは裏腹に、彼女はいないし、女性に手が早いワケでもない。
In contrast to his "not bad looks but seems a bit of a dandy" appearance, he didn't have a girlfriend and he wasn't particularly fast with the ladies.
2

front and back; parallel to; back to back; adjacent to; inseparable from; inside and out

脇腹
わき腹
わきばら
Noun
Freq #6207
1

side (of the torso); flank

Examples
私は急にわきばらに痛みを感じた。
I felt a sudden pain in my side.
2

illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife

空腹
くうふく
～な Adj.
Noun
～の Adj.
Freq #6333
1

empty stomach; hunger

Examples
その食事で彼は空腹を満たした。
The meal satisfied his hunger.
腹立たしい
はらだたしい
～い Adj.
Freq #6957
1

irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating; provoking

Examples
彼は腹立たしげに彼女を見た。
He looked at her angrily.
腹を立てる
はらをたてる
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #7641
1

to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper

Examples
トムはその子供たちに腹を立てた。
Tom got angry at the children.
腹部
ふくぶ
Noun
Freq #8519
1

Anatomy

abdomen; abdominal region; belly

Examples
その一撃は彼の腹部をとらえた。
The blow caught him in the stomach.
2

middle part

腹が減る
腹がへる
はらがへる
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #10009
1

to become hungry

Examples
腹が減っては戦ができぬ。
An army travels on its stomach.
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