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hara
JLPT N313 strokesKanjiLevel 48 - JLPT N3

Quick answer

腹 is the kanji for "Belly / Abdomen / Stomach". A common reading is はら (hara). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Belly / Abdomen / Stomach

Also : Belly · Abdomen · Stomach

Readings

kunはら/ haraonふく/ fuku

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Memory Aid

Meaning ·

The kanji 腹 represents 'ABDOMEN'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of abdomen.

Reading ·

On-reading: ふく — remember this sound by associating it with abdomen. Kun-reading: はら.

Example Sentences

お腹が空いたので何か食べましょう。

おなかがすいたのでなにかたべましょう。

I'm hungry, let's eat something.

腹立たしいことがありました。

はらだたしいことがありました。

Something infuriating happened.

Vocabulary using 腹

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