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お腹

おなか

stomach, belly

Mnemonic

The belly with the polite お stuck on the front. It is your inside なか said politely, and right now it is empty and saying so: おなか.

Worth knowing

腹 はら is the blunter word for the same part. お腹 is what you actually say, and お腹が空く is being hungry.

Built from

belly, abdomen
月 the flesh radical on the left. The part of you that gives out first when you laugh too hard.

Words sharing these kanji

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