臍
臍
navel
18 strokes
On
セイサイ
Kun
へそほぞ
Dictionary
Common Words
1
navel; belly button
2
へそ/ヘソ only
protrusion or depression in the middle of an object
3
center; centre; most important part; main point
1
Idiomatic expression
to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse
1
perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person
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Idiomatic expression
to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for); to bite one's navel
Examples
彼女は姑の気にさわるようなことを言わなければよかったと臍を噛んだ。
She bitterly regretted having said something that displeased her mother-in-law.
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