はら
腹
　
の
むし
虫

noun

  1. roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides), mawworm, intestinal worm.
  2. (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments.
  3. (metaphor for) empty stomach, feeling of hunger.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はら
腹
　
の
むし
虫
 腹の虫 はらのむし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

abdomen, belly, stomach
はら　フク (6th, N3)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
return, repeat, repeatedly
person(人) variant
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)
insect, bug, temper
むし　チュウ　キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)