はら
腹
　
を
くく
括
　
る

expression, Godan verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to prepare oneself for the worst, to strengthen one's resolve, to accept one's fate, to prepare oneself.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はら
腹
　
を
くく
括
　
る
 腹を括る はらをくくる
はら
腹
　
を
　
く
　
く
　
る
 腹をくくる はらをくくる

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　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)
fasten, tie up, arrest
カツ　くく.る (Early High School, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
tongue, reed, clapper
した　ゼツ (6th, N1)
thousand
セン　ち　かず (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)