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腹の虫
腹の虫
Reading
Kana:
はらのむし
Romaji:
haranomushi
Kana
Romaji
Definitions
noun
1
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; intestinal worm
2
(metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments
See also:
腹の虫が治まらない
(reading はらのむしがおさまらない)
3
(metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
See also:
腹の虫が鳴る
(reading はらのむしがなる)
Kanji
腹
Readings:
フク、 はら
Meanings:
abdomen, belly, stomach
虫
Readings:
チュウ、 キ、 むし
Meanings:
insect, bug, temper