This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ヒ、へ、おなら
Romaji: hi, he, onara
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

fart, passing gas

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  44
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  3-3-4
Korean Reading:  bi
Chinese Reading:  pi4
Unicode:  5c41
JIS:  557B

Indexes

Nelson Index: 1381
New Nelson Index: 1409
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3r4.3
Four Corner Index: 7721.2
Daikanwanjiten Index: 7654
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0137
Remembering the kanji Index: 2218
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2329

Words

(おなら、へ)
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering
屁放き (へこき)
farting; breaking wind
屁をひって尻窄め (へをひってしりつぼめ)
there is no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted; squeezing your buttocks after you have farted
屁理屈 (へりくつ)
sophism; quibble; hair-splitting; argument for argument's sake; cavil; frivolous objections
言い出しっぺ (いいだしっぺ)
first person to say something; first person to suggest something; he who smelt it dealt it; the first person who claims innocence is guilty
へっぴり腰 (へっぴりごし)
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
放屁 (ほうひ)
breaking wind; fart
屁と火事はもとから騒ぐ (へとかじはもとからさわぐ)
it is often the originator of problems who kicks up a fuss or complains loudest
河童の屁 (かっぱのへ)
something easy to do; cinch
屁放き虫 (へこきむし)
fart bug
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