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2 Dec 2014
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What is the difference between お腹 and 腹 ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between お腹 and 腹 ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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お腹 is a soften form of 腹.
ex. お腹が痛い is same to 腹が痛い but softer.
Note that idioms usually use 腹 instead of お腹.
ex. 腹を割る is never used as お腹を割る.
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