腹心

Reading

Kana: ふくしん
Romaji: fukushin
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer

Kanji

Readings: フク、 はら
Meanings: abdomen, belly, stomach
Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ
Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

Example Sentences

(かれ)(わたし)主人(しゅじん)腹心(ふくしん)(とも)
➥He is my boss's friend and confidant.
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(きたな)()会社(かいしゃ)(のと)()ったものの、腹心(ふくしん)だと(おも)っていた部下(ぶか)裏切(うらぎ)られ、因果応報(いんがおうほう)だね。
➥When the trusted confidant of the person who conducted a hostile takeover of the company betrayed him, it was a sort of retributive justice.
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(かれ)腹心(ふくしん)部下(ぶか)(かれ)裏切(うらぎ)って、(かれ)出世(しゅっせ)邪魔(じゃま)をした。
➥His right-hand man gave him away and got in his way to the top.
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