- heso navel, belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center, centre, most important part, main point
Learners will encounter 臍 in everyday conversation about the body; the metaphorical 'center' sense appears mainly in literary or idiomatic phrases.
赤ちゃんの臍の緒を切った。
akachan no heso no o o kitta.
They cut the baby's umbilical cord.
臍を曲げて黙ってしまった。
heso o magete damatte shimatta.
He got sulky and clammed up.
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