布袋腹

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
てい
Grade: S
はら > ばら
Grade: 6
on'yomi irregular kun'yomi

Etymology

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From 布袋 (Hotei, one of the Seven Lucky Gods, known for being fat) +‎ (hara, belly), literally Hotei belly. The hara changes to bara as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(てい)(ばら) (hoteibara

  1. potbelly
    Synonym: 太鼓腹 (taikobara)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN