Word Meaning 腹の皮が突っ張れば目の皮がたるむ

はらのかわがつっぱればめのかわがたるむ hara no kawa ga tsupparebame no kawagatarumu

腹の皮が突っ張れば目の皮がたるむ is read as はらのかわがつっぱればめのかわがたるむ (hara no kawa ga tsupparebame no kawagatarumu) and means one becomes sleepy when one's stomach is full.

Meaning

English

  1. one becomes sleepy when one's stomach is full
  2. full stomach, sleepy head
  3. when the skin of the belly is extended, the skin of the eyes droops

Reading

Kana

はらのかわがつっぱればめのかわがたるむ

Romaji

hara no kawa ga tsupparebame no kawagatarumu

Writing Variants

  • 腹の皮が突っ張れば目の皮が弛む はらのかわがつっぱればめのかわがたるむ hara no kawa ga tsupparebame no kawa ga tarumu

Stroke Sequence

16 Characters • 75 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 122758 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

腹八分目

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being moderate in eating

腹八分目に医者いらず

はらはちぶんめにいしゃいらず

eating moderately keeps the doctor away

腹の皮がよじれる

はらのかわがよじれる

to convulse (e.g. with laughter)

突っ張る

つっぱる

to thrust (one's opponent)

突っ張り

つっぱり

(juvenile) delinquent

目張り

めばり

putting on eyeliner (in theatre)

目を見張る

めをみはる

to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.)

突っ張り棒

つっぱりぼう

(spring) tension rod