Navel - Belly button

Japanese: 臍 - へそ

[1] 〘Noun〙① The remains of the place where the umbilical cord was attached during fetal development, and where blood, gases, and nutrients circulated from the placenta to the fetus. It is located in the center of the front of the abdomen. ※Ogawa Hongankyo Shibun-Ritsu Heian Shoten (c. 810) “When I went, I touched my navel. ”② The place inside the shell axis at the center of the base of the rotating shell of a gastropod.③ The point where a seed attaches to the placenta, or the mark where a seed falls from the placenta. ※Biological Vocabulary (1884) by Iwakawa Yutaro “Hilum umbilicus (seed).”④ The central part of the concentric circles seen in potato starch granules.⑤ A small protrusion on the surface of an object. A small protrusion on a utensil or tool. Also, a small concave part. “The navel of an anpan”※Onkochi Shinsho (1484) “Bottom navel kettle pot”⑥ The central part of an object. Also, an important part of something. Key point. "The Navel of the Japanese Archipelago" *Humorous story, Ukiyoburo (1809-13) 4 "The letter of thanks to you was the navel " ⑦ = navel money *Miscellaneous haiku, Yanagitaru-sanshi (1806) "Not only did he bite his shin, he dug his navel" ⑧ (in the form "the navel of the musk") A gland the size of a hen's egg that is found inside the body of the musk deer and from which musk is extracted. Also refers to musk. → Musk navel. *Towazugatari (before the 14th century) 2 "In the sinking boat, we made a boat pole out of the navel of the musk and put them on board" [2] [Suffix] (1) A word used to count ⑧. *Kabuki, Chiyohajime Ondo Seto (1785) 5th part "The three navels of musk"

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Japanese:

[1] 〘名〙① 胎児のとき臍帯が付着し、これを通じて胎盤から胎児に血液、ガスや栄養物が循環していたところの残遺。腹部の前面中央にある。※小川本願経四分律平安初期点（810頃）「我が行く時には、我が斉(ヘソ)に触れき」② 腹足類の旋回する殻の殻基の中央にある殻軸の内部に入りこんでいる場所。③ 種子が胎座につく点、あるいは種子が胎座から離れおちた痕。※生物学語彙（1884）〈岩川友太郎〉「Hilum 臍（種子ノ）」④ ジャガイモの澱粉粒にみられる同心円の中心になる部分。⑤ 物の表面の小さなでっぱり。器物・道具類などの小突起。また、小さくくぼんだ部分。「あんパンのへそ」※温故知新書（1484）「底ヘソ釜鍋」⑥ 物の中央にあたる部分。また、物事の重要な部分。かんじんかなめ。「日本列島のへそ」※滑稽本・浮世風呂（1809‐13）四「おめへの了簡は臍(ヘソ)だっ」⑦ ＝へそくりがね（臍繰金）※雑俳・柳多留‐三四（1806）「すねをかぢるのみならず臍をほり」⑧ (「じゃこう（麝香）の臍」の形で) 麝香鹿(じゃこうじか)の体内にある、麝香がとれる鶏卵大の腺をいう。また、麝香のこと。→麝香の臍。※とはずがたり（１４Ｃ前）二「沈の舟に、麝香のへそ三にて船差作りて乗せてと」[2] 〘接尾〙 (一)⑧を数えるのに用いる語。※歌舞伎・千代始音頭瀬渡（1785）五立「麝香三へそ」

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