What is the Kanji for "Abdomen"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Abdomen", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Abdomen" is "腹".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "Naka" and "Hara".

Its onyomi reading is "Fuku".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "月" means "Moon" and "Month" and can be read as "Tsuki", "Getsu", and "Gatsu". And The component "复" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "腹" mean in japanese?

"腹" means "Abdomen".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N3 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

腹: "Belly". The Japanese noun '腹 (はら)' refers to the belly or abdominal area of the human body. It can be used to describe the physical abdomen, as well as feelings or emotions related to that area, such as hunger, anger, or discomfort. For example: My belly is full - (私の腹は一杯だ). I have a stomachache - (私の腹が痛い).

御腹: "Abdomen" or "Belly". The Japanese noun '御腹 (おなか)' refers to the abdomen or belly of a person. It is used to describe the front part of the torso, below the chest and above the pelvis. This word can be used to refer to both the internal organs as well as the outward appearance of that area of the body. For example: My belly hurts - (お腹が痛い). The baby kicked my belly - (赤ちゃんがお腹を蹴った).

腹一杯: "Fully". The adverb '腹一杯 (はらいっぱい)' means 'fully'. It is used to emphasize that something is done or felt to the maximum extent. For example: I ate until I was full - (私は腹一杯食べました). He laughed heartily - (彼は腹一杯笑った).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "な" is read as "na". The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". The hiragana "ふ" is read as "fu". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". The hiragana "は" is read as "ha". And The hiragana "ら" is read as "ra".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.