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おなら (onara) Japanese meaning: fart | Kotomora

おなら

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

fart; gas; wind

Everyday, slightly childish or euphemistic word for intestinal gas. More polite than 屁 (へ).

おならが出でそう。

I feel like I'm going to fart.

赤あかちゃんがおならをした。

The baby passed gas.

Usage patterns

おならをするto fart
犬いぬが急きゅうにおならをした。
The dog suddenly farted.
おならが出でるto pass gas (involuntarily)
お腹なかが張はっておならがよく出でる。
My stomach is bloated and I keep passing gas.
おならを我が慢まんするto hold in a fart
電でん車しゃの中なかでおならを我が慢まんした。
I held in my fart on the train.
おならの音おとthe sound of a fart
おならの音おとで子こ供どもたちが笑わらった。
The kids laughed at the sound of the fart.

Related words

屁へ
屁 is a blunter, more vulgar word for intestinal gas, while おなら is the softer, slightly childish or polite term.
放ほう屁ひ
放屁 is a formal or medical term for passing gas, whereas おなら is the everyday, casual word.
ガスN4
おなら is the plain, direct word for intestinal gas, while ガス is a slightly softer, more indirect way to refer to the same thing.

Word family

おなら恐きょう怖ふ症しょう
pathological fear of passing wind

Written forms

おならUsage71%
Standard hiragana spelling; no kanji form exists.
オナラUsage29%
Katakana variant, often used in informal or emphatic contexts.

Etymology

A former court-ladies’ euphemism formed from お plus ならし, the nominalized continuative form of 鳴らす, “make a sound”; it later shortened to おなら.