臍

Meanings

1. Noun

   navel; belly button

2. Noun

   protrusion or depression in the middle of an object

3. Noun

   center; centre; most important part; main point

In Spanish

1. ombligo

Kanji in this word

• 臍

Example sentences

• 彼は臍を固めて一世一代の大事業に乗り出した。

  He resolved to embark on a once-in-a-lifetime enterprise.

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• 彼女は姑の気にさわるようなことを言わなければよかったと臍を噛んだ。

  She bitterly regretted having said something that displeased her mother-in-law.

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