Word Meaning 腹八分

はらはちぶ harahachibu

腹八分 is read as はらはちぶ (harahachibu) and means eating moderately.

Meaning

English

  1. eating moderately
  2. moderation in eating
  3. eating until 80% full

Reading

Kana

はらはちぶ

Romaji

harahachibu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 108582 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

腹8分目

はらはちぶんめ

being moderate in eating

腹8分目に医者要らず

はらはちぶんめにいしゃいらず

eating moderately keeps the doctor away

村八分

むらはちぶ

complete ostracism of a household (the harshest punishment in Edo-period village law)

八分

はちぶ

casting someone out

八分

はっぷん

eight minutes

八九分

はっくぶ

nearly

目八分

めはちぶ

about eight-tenths full

グーグル八分

ぐーぐるはちぶ

(of a website) being delisted or censored by the Google search engine

八分音符

はちぶおんぷ

8th note

八分儀

はちぶんぎ

octant (instrument)

八進細分記号

はちしんさいぶんきごう

octave device

八分儀座

はちぶんぎざ

Octans (constellation)

Example Sentences

1

We never repent having eaten too little.