noun
brown-headed thrush
A bird species (Turdus chrysolaus) with a reddish belly. Usually written in kana.
アカハラは春になると日本に渡ってくる。
The brown-headed thrush migrates to Japan in spring.
noun
A freshwater fish (Tribolodon hakonensis) with a reddish belly. Usually written in kana.
See also: 石斑魚
アカハラは日本の川や湖で見られる。
The Japanese dace can be found in rivers and lakes in Japan.
noun
Japanese fire belly newt
Colloquial name for the Japanese fire belly newt (Cynops pyrrhogaster), an amphibian with a red belly. Usually written in kana.
See also: 井守
アカハラはペットとして飼われることもある。
The Japanese fire belly newt is sometimes kept as a pet.
noun
Colloquial term for dysentery, referring to the bloody diarrhea symptom. Not a formal medical term.
See also: 赤痢
昔はアカハラで多くの人が亡くなった。
In the past, many people died from dysentery.
Formal medical term for dysentery, while アカハラ is a colloquial expression.
Literally 'red belly', from 赤 (red) and 腹 (belly). The name refers to the reddish underside of the animals or the symptom of dysentery.