How to say 'Navel' in Japanese | へそ

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The Japanese word for Navel is 'Heso', written as へそ in Japanese.

word

へそ

Meaning

Navel

Reading

Heso

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'へそ (heso)' refers to the 'navel' or 'belly button,' the small, central scar on the abdomen left after the umbilical cord is cut at birth. It is a common word used in everyday conversation and can also appear in idiomatic expressions or metaphors. For example: My navel is cute「私のへそはかわいい」(わたしのへそはかわいい). He pointed at his navel「彼は自分のへそを指さした」(かれはじぶんのへそをゆびさした). In some contexts, 'へそ' can also be used humorously or metaphorically to describe the center or core of something, such as the 'navel' of a fruit or the central point of an object.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

7324

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word へそ

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

へ

Reading

hiragana

そ

Reading

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'Heso' means 'Navel' .

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