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Zach

Readings

Kana: セイ、サイ、へそ、ほぞ
Romaji: sei, sai, heso, hozo
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

navel

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  18
Radical Number:  130
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-4-14
Korean Reading:  je
Chinese Reading:  qi2
Unicode:  81cd
JIS:  6741

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3829
New Nelson Index: 4887
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4b14.2
Four Corner Index: 7022.3
Daikanwanjiten Index: 29967
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0378

Words

(へそ、ほぞ、ヘソ)
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre; most important part; main point
臍繰り (へそくり)
secret savings; stash
臍帯 (さいたい、せいたい)
umbilical cord
臍のゴマ (へそのゴマ)
belly-button lint; navel fluff
膃肭臍 (おっとせい、オットセイ)
fur seal (esp. the northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus); Alaskan fur seal
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)
臍を固める (ほぞをかためる)
to make up one's mind (to do something); to resolve firmly (to do something)
出べそ (でべそ)
protruding navel; outie
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