A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 13 strokes

Abdomen ; Belly ; Stomach

Readings on: フク
Kun readings: はら

腹はら — belly

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 空腹くうふく — hunger Source
• 立腹りっぷく — anger; fury; indignation Source
• 切腹せっぷく — hara-kiri; seppuku (voluntary destruction of samurai following a ritual) Source
• 腹膜ふくまく — peritoneum Source
• 腹巻はらまき — Abdominal protective belt Source
• 蛇腹じゃばら — cornice, edges (with a pattern in parallel lines); parallel line pattern; bellow (photo camera) Source