Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

    what a joke!; don't make me laugh!

    Idiomatic expression

  2. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'su' ending

    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

Also written 臍で茶を沸かす【へそでちゃをわかす】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

tea

On
チャ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
1116 of 2500
Radical
grass
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

ちや

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-3-6SKIP code
3k6.19The Kanji Dictionary
4490.4Four corner code
1964deroo
8336Unicode hex code
1-35-67JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3940Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5033New Nelson (John Haig)
2259New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2808Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1446Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1948Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
252Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
267Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
805A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
931Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
392Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30915PMorohashi
171A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
251Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
251Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
275sakade
245Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
187henshall3
183Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
145Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.5busy_people
654Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
258Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
cha2Pinyin reading
da, chaKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

seethe, boil, ferment, uproar, breed

Kun
わ.くわ.かす
On
フツ
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1709 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 51

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3a5.3The Kanji Dictionary
3512.7Four corner code
344deroo
6cb8Unicode hex code
1-42-08JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2524Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3094New Nelson (John Haig)
329New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
387Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
244Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
291Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1237Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1325Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1707A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1627Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17251Morohashi
1767A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1792Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1928Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
670Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1205Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1494Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1180Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1245Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fei4Pinyin reading
bi, bulKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
51WaniKani level