My stomach hurts.
He held his belly laughing.
Refers to the womb; often used in literary or poetic contexts. Cross-referenced with 胎 (はら).
See also: 胎 (はら)
Born from the mother's womb.
bulging part; inside
Describes the wide, bulging middle part of an object, or the interior space. Used for pots, vases, and similar shapes.
This vase has a bulging middle.
A crack appeared on the belly of the pot.
anti-node (physics)
Physics term for an anti-node in a standing wave. Technical use.
See also: 節 (ふし)
Investigate the position of the anti-node in the standing wave.
counter for hard roe; counter for bulging containers
Suffix/counter used for hard roe (e.g., 数の子一腹) and for containers with bulging middles like pots or vases.
I bought one piece of herring roe.
How much is this pot per piece?
This is the child I bore myself.
The belly of the vase bulges out widely.
I bought one skein of herring roe.
He asked questions trying to probe the other person's real intentions.
After running, I got hungry.
My stomach has hurt since yesterday.
彼は腹が据わった人だ。
He's a person with a steady nerve.
腹 is the native, often blunt or idiomatic word for belly, whereas 腹部 is the neutral, technical term used in medical or formal contexts.
paying out of one's own pocket; paying one's own way
lower abdomen; belly; underbelly
generous; big-hearted; broad-minded
side; flank · illegitimate child; child by another woman
venting one's anger; retaliation; revenge
mean; malicious; scheming; black-hearted
belly; abdomen
full stomach; stuffed · to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
malicious; scheming; black-hearted · cruel; sly; black-hearted
having a meal beforehand; eating to prepare for something
half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal half-sibling
feeling of fullness; how filling a food is
bellows · cornice · rickrack; wave-shaped braid · pleated shape; accordion pleats
anger; irritation; resentment
hungry; starving
ridiculous; absurd; laughable
lying on one's belly; belly crawl
side; flank
laxative; purgative · loose bowels; diarrhea
bellyband; abdominal band · maternity belt; pregnancy support band · saddle girth; cinch
forced seppuku; being made to commit ritual suicide · being forced to resign; taking responsibility by stepping down
bellyband; stomach band; haramaki · haramaki (historical torso armour)
suppressed anger; pent-up irritation; simmering rage
litter; brood · roe (of one fish); both ovaries of one fish
turtle-belly mound; bun-shaped plaster base
child from a previous wife · preceding one's master in death by seppuku