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Kotomora

臍

navel

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Readings

On'yomi

  • セイ
  • サイ

Kun'yomi

  • へそ
  • ほぞ

Meaning

臍 centers on the navel, the small scar on the abdomen where the umbilical cord was attached.

Most common words using 臍

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  • 臍へそ
    N2

    navel; belly button

  • 臍帯さいたい

    umbilical cord

  • お臍おへそ

    navel; belly button

  • 噬臍ぜいせい

    bitter regret

  • 櫓臍ろべそ

    fulcrum peg (fitted into the cavity in an oar as part of a traditional oarlock)

  • 臍のゴマへそのゴマ

    belly-button lint; navel fluff

  • 臍を噛むほぞをかむ

    to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for); to bite one's navel

  • 臍を固めるほぞをかためる

    to make up one's mind (to do something); to resolve firmly (to do something)

  • 臍ピへそピ

    navel piercing; belly button ring

  • 臍ピアスへそピアス

    navel piercing; belly button ring

  • 臍ヘルニアさいヘルニア

    umbilical hernia

  • 臍下せいか

    lower abdomen

  • 臍下丹田せいかたんでん

    pit of the stomach

  • 臍動脈さいどうみゃく

    umbilical artery

  • 臍回りへそまわり

    circumference of the navel; treasure trail; sagittal hair

  • 臍帯下垂さいたいかすい

    umbilical cord prolapse

  • 臍帯動脈さいたいどうみゃく

    umbilical artery

  • 臍帯巻絡さいたいけんらく

    umbilical cord coiling

  • 臍帯脱出さいたいだっしゅつ

    umbilical cord prolapse

  • 臍帯血さいたいけつ

    umbilical cord blood

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Etymology

臍 combines the flesh radical ⺼ with 齊, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to the idea of a central point, like the navel at the body's center.

Meaning mnemonic

The flesh radical ⺼ beside 齊 suggests a part of the body that is central or even, like the navel in the middle of the belly.

Reading mnemonic

For セイ, imagine saying 'say' while pointing to your navel: 'say' -> セイ, and the navel is the body's central point.