かげ
ばら

noun

  1. secretly slitting one's belly (and only eventually revealing one's mortal wound) (in kabuki, bunraku, etc.).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かげ
ばら
陰腹 かげばら

Contained Kanji Breakdown

shade, yin, negative
かげ イン (7th, N1)
place, left village radical - 2 stroke form (no. 170)
こざと
shade(陰) variant
イン かげ
now
いま コン キン (2nd, N5)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ あつまる
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
fu
say
ウン い.う ここに (Kentei Pre-1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
abdomen, belly, stomach
はら フク (6th, N3)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
return, repeat, repeatedly
person(人) variant
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ しゅう (Kentei 1)