Word Meaning 腹を割って話す

はらをわってはなす hara o wattehanasu

腹を割って話す is read as はらをわってはなす (hara o wattehanasu) and means to speak frankly.

Meaning

English

  1. to speak frankly
  2. to speak unreservedly
  3. to open up to each other
  4. to talk candidly
  5. to speak by laying everything on the table
  6. to talk straight from the gut
  7. to have a heart-to-heart talk

Reading

Kana

はらをわってはなす

Romaji

hara o wattehanasu

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 45 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 123207 Priority T

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腹話術師

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腹話術

ふくわじゅつ

ventriloquism

心を割って話す

こころをわってはなす

to have a heart to heart talk

割腹

かっぷく

disembowelment

はら

anti-node

腹痛

はらいた

stomach ache

腹部

ふくぶ

abdomen

腹一杯

はらいっぱい

to one's heart's content

腹心

ふくしん

one's confidant

腹式呼吸

ふくしきこきゅう

diaphragmatic breathing