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腹 — 13 strokes / Radical「月」

道
5Elementary year 6 / 13 strokes / Radical「月」
On
フクふく · fuku
Kun
はらhara
Meaning
belly; abdomen

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

月 "body" plus 复 "to layer"; where the organs lie folded together — hence "belly."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onフクふくfuku腹案ふくあん空腹くうふく山腹さんぷく
Kunはらhara腹はら腹芸はらげい太っ腹ふとっぱら

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 腹痛ふくつう

    stomach ache

  • 空腹くうふく

    empty stomach; hunger

More words with this kanji

  • 脇腹わきばら
  • 腹腔ふくくう
  • 腓腹筋ひふくきん

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

朝(あさ)ごはんを食(た)べずに来(き)て空腹(くうふく)だ。

I came without breakfast and I am hungry.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

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