Word Meaning 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

腹の皮が突っ張れば目の皮が弛む 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 kawa ga tarumu) 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 kawa ga tarumu

Writing Variants

  • 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

Stroke Sequence

15 Characters • 76 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Rank 164702 Priority Z

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突っ張り

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目張り

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強突張り

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皮目

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skin-side (of a fillet of fish)

皮目

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lenticel

突然目

とつぜんめ

somewhat sudden