はら
はち
ぶん
 
しゃ
 
 

expression

Proverb.
  1. eating moderately keeps the doctor away.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はら
はち
ぶん
 
しゃ
 
 
腹八分目に医者要らず はらはちぶんめにいしゃいらず
はら
はち
ぶん
 
しゃ
 
 
腹8分目に医者要らず はらはちぶんめにいしゃいらず

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)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
part, minute of time, segment
ブン わ.ける ブ (2nd)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
sword, saber, knife
かたな トウ ち (2nd, N1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
doctor, medicine
イ い.やす くすし (3rd, N4)
box-on-side enclosure radical (no. 22)
ホウ (Kentei 1)
dart, arrow
や シ (2nd, N1)
person(人) variant
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
someone, person
シャ もの (3rd, N4)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
need, main point, essence
ヨウ い.る かなめ (4th, N3)
variant of radical 146
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)