JLPT N3 · 13 strokes
Kanji 腹: "abdomen, belly, stomach"
The kanji 腹 means "abdomen, belly, stomach". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read フク in on'yomi and はら in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
フク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
はら
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | abdomen, belly, stomach |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 1286 of 2,501 |
Common words with 腹
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 腹abdomen; belly; stomach · womb
- お腹belly; abdomen; stomach
- 腹が立つto get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
- 裏腹opposite; reverse; contrary · front and back; parallel to; back to back; adjacent to
- 脇腹side (of the torso); flank · illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
- 空腹empty stomach; hunger
- 腹立たしいirritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening
- 腹を立てるto take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
- 腹部abdomen; abdominal region; belly · middle part
- 腹が減るto become hungry
- 下腹部(lower) abdomen; hypogastrium · genitals; private parts
- 腹立つto get angry
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