胃
い
stomach (organ)
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Examples
胃が痛い。
いがいたい。
My stomach hurts.
食べすぎて胃の調子が悪い。
たべすぎていのちょうしがわるい。
I ate too much and my stomach feels off.
今日は胃に優しい物を食べたほうがいいですよ。
きょうはいにやさしいものをたべたほうがいいですよ。
You should eat something easy on the stomach today.
Common patterns
- 胃が痛い
- to have a stomachache
- 胃の調子
- the condition of one's stomach
- 胃薬
- stomach medicine
Memory tip
胃 is the organ itself, so 胃が痛い points at a specific spot, while お腹が痛い means your belly generally. Like English, 胃が痛い is also used for stress and worry.
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