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    3. へそで茶を沸かす

    へそで茶を沸かす

    へ​そ​で​茶ちゃを​沸わか​す​

    what a joke!

    NTEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab30 strokes

    臍で茶を沸かすへそで茶をわかす臍で茶をわかす

    へそでちゃをわかす

    Expressions

    1.
    what a joke!, don't make me laugh!
    idiomatic expression

    Verb

    2.
    to split one's sides laughing, to be convulsed with laughter, to boil tea with one's navel (using the heat generated by laughing)
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 30

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    茶
    tea
    Kanji
    沸
    わ.く・わ.かす…(1)
    seethe・boil・ferment・uproar・breed
    Kanji
    で
    de
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
    へ
    he
    Kana
    そ
    so
    Kana
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