ちゃ
 
 
 

expression

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

expression, Godan verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to split one's sides laughing, to be convulsed with laughter, one's navel boils water (using the heat generated by laughing).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
ちゃ
 
 
 
へそが茶を沸かす へそがちゃをわかす
へそ
 
ちゃ
 
 
 
臍が茶を沸かす へそがちゃをわかす
 
 
 
ちゃ
 
 
 
 
へそが茶をわかす へそがちゃをわかす
へそ
 
ちゃ
 
 
 
 
臍が茶をわかす へそがちゃをわかす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

tea
チャ サ ちや (2nd, N4)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
seethe, boil, ferment
わ.く フツ (9th, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
dollar, two arrows tied together
どる フツ ホチ (Kentei Pre-1)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ キュウ こ (2nd, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ