腹 means “belly, stomach”

はら · hara

Also: abdomen

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

はら

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

フク

JLPT N3 · Taught in grade 6 · 13 strokes

The story

Flesh (月) beside 复, "again and again": the part of you that empties and fills all day. お腹が空いた is "I'm hungry", and when your 腹 stands up, 腹が立つ, you are angry.

Used in お腹 (onaka, stomach), 腹が立つ (hara ga tatsu, to get angry), and 空腹 (kuufuku, hunger)

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