臍
navel
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
20 of 26- 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
Study
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.