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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

へそ

N2
heso
  1. navel
  2. belly-button
noun

Also written 臍

Chinese meanings

肚脐

Examples

  • 彼は臍を固めて一世一代の大事業に乗り出した。
    He resolved to embark on a once-in-a-lifetime enterprise.
    他下定决心开始一生中最重要的事业。
  • 彼女は姑の気にさわるようなことを言わなければよかったと臍を噛んだ。
    She bitterly regretted having said something that displeased her mother-in-law.
    她后悔说了让婆婆不高兴的话。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('5e99c7d855'); // へそ
{
  "id": "5e99c7d855",
  "word": "へそ",
  "reading": "へそ",
  "romaji": "heso",
  "meanings": [
    "navel",
    "belly-button"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "n"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1571170,
  "other_forms": [
    "臍"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "彼は臍を固めて一世一代の大事業に乗り出した。",
      "en": "He resolved to embark on a once-in-a-lifetime enterprise.",
      "tatoeba_id": 75765
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼女は姑の気にさわるようなことを言わなければよかったと臍を噛んだ。",
      "en": "She bitterly regretted having said something that displeased her mother-in-law.",
      "tatoeba_id": 75748
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "ddfd56c512680134cb37e227a5ad2011abbe052d1293c9f9429e6bf8b51f3f49",
    "meanings": [
      "肚脐"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "彼は臍を固めて一世一代の大事業に乗り出した。",
        "zh": "他下定决心开始一生中最重要的事业。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼女は姑の気にさわるようなことを言わなければよかったと臍を噛んだ。",
        "zh": "她后悔说了让婆婆不高兴的话。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/5e99c7d855",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1571170; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "3c1fab8b5e934e7092c8f8e1f59ca2bef55a94cdb2a5038b597c9355e5fc6311"
  }
}