Memory phrase for the character: 腹


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Meaning

belly, abdomen, guts

Pronunciation

FUKU
hara

Explanation

Left: part of the body 月/肉, right: reversible 复 (Who first lies on the tatami mat 日 and then cross-legged 夂, has "reversed")

Mnemonic


 
A body part that is reversible is the belly.

Radicals

body part, meatThe radical niku is typically at the left side of a composition and drawn as: 月, which looks equal to: "moon, month 月" but still has the meaning 'body part'.
reversibleThis radical has only in Chinese the meaning "reversible". - Who first lies on a tatami mat 日 and then sits cross-legged 夂, has "reversed".
lying personIs understood as a flat version of: 人 - Other radicals with 'person' are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫
crossed legsThis radical is either understood as sitting with crossed legs or an upturned foot.




 Vocabulary

中腹 ちゅうふく  mountain side, halfway up
山腹 さんぷく  hillside, mountainside
空腹 くうふく  hunger
はら  abdomen, belly, stomach
腹立ち はらだち  anger

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