noun
farting; farter
A somewhat crude or informal noun for the act of farting or a person who farts. Not typically used in polite conversation.
彼は放屁が止まらなくて恥ずかしかった。
He was embarrassed because he couldn't stop farting.
あの人はよく放屁をするから、放屁と呼ばれている。
That person farts a lot, so they're called a farter.
おなら is the standard, polite word for 'fart'. 放屁 is more direct and crude.
屁 is a shorter, more vulgar word for 'fart'. 放屁 is a compound noun that can refer to the act or the person.
Compound of 放 (release) and 屁 (fart). The reading へひり is a native Japanese reading (kun'yomi) of the characters.