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腹を割って話す (はらをわってはなす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

腹はらを割わって話はなす

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-su)

speak frankly; have a heart-to-heart talk; open up to each other

Idiomatic expression meaning to speak openly and honestly, often in a serious or personal conversation where both sides reveal their true feelings.

今こん夜やは腹はらを割わって話はなそう。
Let's have a heart-to-heart talk tonight.
彼かれと腹はらを割わって話はなしたら

、

誤ご

解かい

が

解と

け

た

。

When I spoke frankly with him, the misunderstanding was cleared up.

Kanji

腹abdomen, belly, stomach
割proportion, comparatively, divide
話tale, talk

Similar words

本ほん音ねを言いう
本音を言う means to state one's true opinion, often in a specific situation, while 腹を割って話す implies a deeper, mutual, and extended conversation where both parties open up.
打うち明あける
打ち明ける focuses on confessing or revealing a secret or personal matter, whereas 腹を割って話す emphasizes the mutual and frank nature of the dialogue.

Etymology

The expression literally means 'to cut open one's belly and talk,' using the belly as a metaphor for one's inner thoughts and true feelings, a common image in Japanese idioms.