Word Meaning

へそ heso

臍 is read as へそ (heso) and means protrusion or depression in the middle of an object.

Meaning

English

  1. protrusion or depression in the middle of an object
  2. navel
  3. belly button
  4. center
  5. centre
  6. most important part
  7. main point

Reading

Kana

へそ

Romaji

heso

Writing Variants

  • ほぞ hozo
  • 𦜝 へそ heso
  • 𦜝 ほぞ hozo

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Example Sentences

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あかちゃんのへそはまだちいさい。

The baby's navel is still small.

かれはへそをゆびでさわった。

He touched his navel with his finger.

おふろあがりにへそまできれいにあらった。

After my bath, I cleaned even my navel carefully.

わらいすぎてへそがいたくなった。

I laughed so hard that my navel started to hurt.

そのこはへそをだしてねていた。

The child was sleeping with their navel exposed.

へそのまわりにあかいほっしんができた。

A red rash appeared around the navel.

かのじょはへそにちいさなかざりをつけている。

She is wearing a small ornament on her navel.

へそのいちはひとによってすこしちがう。

The position of the navel differs slightly from person to person.

いしゃはへそのじょうたいをかくにんした。

The doctor checked the condition of the navel.

He resolved to embark on a once-in-a-lifetime enterprise.