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, to boil tea with one's navel (using the heat generated by laughing).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
ちゃ
 
 
 
へそで茶を沸かす へそでちゃをわかす
 
ちゃ
 
 
 
臍で茶を沸かす へそでちゃをわかす
 
 
 
ちゃ
 
 
 
 
へそで茶をわかす へそでちゃをわかす
 
ちゃ
 
 
 
 
臍で茶をわかす へそでちゃをわかす

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