臍

18 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

navel

Kun'yomi
  • へそ
    		navel ②protrusion or depression in the middle of an object ③center
  • ほぞ
    		navel ②protrusion or depression in the middle of an object ③center
On'yomi
  • セイ
  • サイ

Main Radical

肉(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

へそ 50.0%
ほぞ 50.0%

Character Breakdown

navel
へそ　ほぞ　セイ (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
alike, equal, similar
セイ　サイ　そろ.う (Kentei 1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
sword, saber, knife
かたな　トウ　ち (2nd, N1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)

Common Words

へそ
臍
く
繰
　
り
がね
金
secret savings
へそ
臍
　
ピ
　
ア
　
ス
navel piercing
ろ
櫓
べそ
臍
fulcrum peg (fitted into the cavity in an oar as part of a traditional oarlock)
ほぞ
臍
　
を
か
噛
　
む
to regret bitterly
ほぞ
臍
　
を
かた
固
　
め
　
る
to make up one's mind (to do something)
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 81CD
JIS X 0208 1-71-33
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3829
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4887
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 29967
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4b14.2
Four corner code 7022.3