臍 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. へそ、ほぞ。
  2. へそのような形状をしたもの。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

navel

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • セイ
  • サイ
Kun (native)
  • へそ
  • ほぞ
Other languages
  • 拼音qi2
  • 한글je
  • Hán-ViệtTề

Basics

Strokes
18 strokes
Radical
肉(にく)
JIS level
Level 2
Unicode
U+81CD

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰月齊

Words using this kanji

  • へそnavel, belly button, protrusion or depression in the middle of an object, center
  • 臍下せいか臍の下。lower abdomen
  • 臍帯さいたい胎盤と胎児を血管などでつなぐ器官。臍の緒。umbilical cord
  • 臍ピへそピnavel piercing, belly button ring
  • 臍猪へそいのししpeccary
  • 臍炎さいえんomphalitis
  • 臍繰りへそくりsecret savings, secret stash, money hidden away
  • 臍帯血さいたいけつumbilical cord blood
  • 臍回りへそまわりcircumference of the navel, treasure trail, sagittal hair
  • 臍蜜柑へそみかんnavel orange
  • 臍動脈さいどうみゃくumbilical artery
  • 臍のゴマへそのゴマbelly-button lint, navel fluff
  • 臍下丹田せいかたんでんpit of the stomach
  • 臍繰り金へそくりがねsecret savings
  • 臍を噛むほぞをかむto regret bitterly, to be very sorry (for)
  • 臍ピアスへそピアスnavel piercing, belly button ring
  • 臍帯静脈さいたいじょうみゃくumbilical vein
  • 臍帯動脈さいたいどうみゃくumbilical artery
  • 臍帯下垂さいたいかすいumbilical cord prolapse
  • 臍帯脱出さいたいだっしゅつumbilical cord prolapse

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(28 results)

Similar-looking kanji

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-4-14
Four Corner
7022.3
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4b14.2
Nelson
3829