腹ごなし

Japanese

Kanji in this term
腹
はら
Grade: 6
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
腹熟し

Etymology

Compound of 腹 (hara, “stomach”) +‎ 熟し (konashi, “digesting”). The konashi changes to gonashi as an instance of rendaku (連(れん)濁(だく)). Attested from 1809–13.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) はらごなし [hàrágóꜜnàshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ha̠ɾa̠ɡo̞na̠ɕi]

Noun

腹(はら)ごなし • (hara-gonashi) 

  1. light exercise after a meal to aid digestion; fart walk

References

  1. ^ “腹熟”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
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