臍 — kanji meaning “navel”
臍
navel
- Meanings
- navel
- On'yomi
- セイ (sei)、サイ (sai)
- Kun'yomi
- へそ、ほぞ
- Strokes
- 18
- Classical radical
- 130
- Chinese reading
- qí — Chinese character page
Words with 臍
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 臍帯 | さいたい saitai | umbilical cord |
| 膃肭臍 | おっとせい ottosei | fur seal (esp. the northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus); Alaskan fur seal |
| 臍のゴマ | へそのゴマ hesonogoma | belly-button lint; navel fluff |
| 臍下 | せいか seika | lower abdomen |
| 臍下丹田 | せいかたんでん seikatanden | pit of the stomach |
| 臍繰り | へそくり hesokuri | secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away |
| 臍繰り金 | へそくりがね hesokurigane | secret savings |
| 臍を噛む | ほぞをかむ hozookamu | to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for); to bite one's navel |
| 臍ピ | へそピ hesopi | navel piercing; belly button ring |
| 臍ピアス | へそピアス hesopiasu | navel piercing; belly button ring |
| 噬臍 | ぜいせい zeisei | bitter regret |
| 臍猪 | へそいのしし hesoinoshishi | peccary |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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