Usage patterns お 腹なか が 痛いた い to have a stomachache
I've had a stomachache since this morning.
お 腹なか が 大おお きい to have a big belly (often implying pregnancy)
Her belly has gotten bigger (she's expecting).
お 腹なか を 触さわ る to touch/feel one's stomach
I gently touched the baby's tummy.
お 腹なか が 鳴な る for one's stomach to growl/rumble
My stomach growled during class.
Expressions· 7 お 腹なか の 子こ unborn child; baby one is expecting お 腹なか がゆるい have an upset stomach; have loose bowels Show 2 more Show fewer Kanji 御 honorable, manipulate, govern Related words· 7 腹 is blunt and can sound rough or masculine, while お腹 is the polite, gentle word used in everyday conversation.
お腹 is the normal word for the stomach or belly, while 胸 refers to the stomach only in specific symptom expressions like heartburn or nausea felt high up.
ぽんぽん is a childish, cutesy word for the stomach used with small children, while お腹 is the plain, neutral word adults use for the same body part.
お腹 is the everyday, casual word for the stomach, while 腹部 is the formal, anatomical/medical term for the same region.
Show 3 more Show fewer お腹 is the standard, polite word for the stomach/belly, while ベリー is a trendy, casual loanword used mainly in fashion and fitness contexts.
お腹 is the general, polite word for the belly or stomach, while 下っ腹 specifically points to the lower part of it, often with a hint of pudginess.
お腹 refers broadly and politely to the belly or abdomen, whereas 胃袋 specifically means the stomach organ or one's appetite.
Politeness 腹 is the plain, direct word for the stomach, while お腹 is the softer, more polite form commonly used in everyday conversation and with children.
Don't confuse with 胃 refers specifically to the stomach organ involved in digestion, while お腹 loosely covers the whole belly/abdomen area.
お腹 refers to the whole belly or stomach area, while へそ names only the small navel at its center, so the two are easy to mix up when talking about the body.
Written forms お 腹なか Usage 65%
Standard polite spelling for 'stomach' or 'belly'.
おなか Usage 35%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing, especially when avoiding kanji.
御腹おなか Usage <1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form using the honorific 御 ; not used in modern writing.
お 中なか
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; お腹 is overwhelmingly preferred.
Etymology Polite prefix お (御 ) + 腹 (はら , 'belly'), with the reading はら changing to なか due to rendaku-like voicing and vowel shift. The exact historical derivation of なか is uncertain, but it is a common polite form.
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