- 空腹 — hunger
- 腹痛 — stomachache
- 腹筋 — abdominal muscles
- 満腹 — full stomach
- 腹黒い — scheming; evil-minded
- 腹部 — abdomen
- 腹を立てる — to get angry
- 腹話術 — ventriloquism
The kanji 腹 uses the flesh radical ⺼ and the phonetic element “復.” Literally “belly/abdomen,” it also points to one’s inner feelings or resolve, as in 腹を決 める (to make up one’s mind) and 腹を立てる (to get angry).
