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腹
Stomach, Belly
はら (hara)
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
The word 腹 is used both literally and figuratively in Japanese. Besides meaning 'stomach,' it appears in expressions like 腹が立つ ('to get angry') and 腹を決める ('to make up one's mind').
Memory Trick
Imagine rubbing your BELLY because you're HUNGRY. Your STOMACH growls loudly until it's fed.
Readings
Onyomi: フク (fuku)
Kunyomi: はら (hara)
Example Words
お腹
おなか (onaka)
Stomach
腹痛
ふくつう (fukutsuu)
Stomachache
腹が立つ
はらがたつ (hara ga tatsu)
To get angry
空腹
くうふく (kuufuku)
Hunger
Example Sentence
お腹が 空きました。
おなかが すきました。
onaka ga sukimashita
I'm hungry.