腹部|ふくぶfukubu[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- noun, anatomyabdomen; abdominal region; belly
- nounmiddle part
- Synonymお腹おなかNeutralThe everyday word for the belly, warm and common in speech; 「腹部」 is the medical, formal term.
- Synonym腹はらNeutralCovers the abdomen but also one's mind or true intentions, as in 「腹を割る」; 「腹部」 has no such figurative sense of feelings or intent.
- Related胴どうNeutralMeans the trunk or torso, also the kendo plastron; it takes in the chest-and-belly section, not just the abdomen.
- Relatedどてっ腹どてっぱらCasualA rough, emphatic colloquial word for the belly, as in 「どてっ腹に穴をあける」.
- Related太腹ふとばらNeutralAn old-fashioned, rarely used word for the belly or waist area.
- Antonym背部はいぶWrittenWritten, formal term for the back, on the opposite side of the body from 「腹部」.
Use 「腹部」 for the abdomen in medical or formal settings, as in 「腹部の痛み」 or 「腹部エコー」; in daily speech say 「お腹」. 「腹」 also covers one's true intentions, 「胴」 the trunk, 「どてっ腹」 is rough and emphatic, 「背部」 is the back.
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