Last Updated :2026/01/07

臍を噛む

Hiragana
へそをかむ / ほぞをかむ
Verb
literally idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
後悔してもどうにもならないことを嘆くさま / 自分の不注意・不運などをひどく悔やむさま
Easy Japanese Meaning
あとからどんなにこうかいしても、とりかえしがつかずくやしがるようす
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
咬自己的肚脐(字面) / 深感后悔 / 追悔莫及
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
(字面)咬自己的肚臍 / (比喻)深感懊悔,後悔莫及
Korean Meaning
배꼽을 깨물다 / 뼈저리게 후회하다 / 분하고 애통해하다
Vietnamese Meaning
cắn rốn (nghĩa đen) / tiếc nuối, ân hận sâu sắc về điều đã lỡ, không thể cứu vãn (nghĩa bóng)
Tagalog Meaning
kagatin ang sariling pusod / magsisi nang labis / lubos na panghihinayang na wala nang magagawa
What is this buttons?

Forgetting the important documents at home, he regretted it to the point of biting his navel.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

他把重要的文件忘在家里了,后悔得咬牙切齿。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

他把重要的文件忘在家裡,懊悔不已。

Korean Translation

중요한 서류를 집에 두고 오는 바람에 그는 땅을 치며 후회했다.

Vietnamese Translation

Anh ta đã để quên những giấy tờ quan trọng ở nhà và hối hận đến mức muốn cắn rốn.

Tagalog Translation

Nakalimutan niyang kunin ang mahalagang dokumento sa bahay, at nagsisi siya nang labis.

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(literally) To bite one's own navel

Sense(2)

(idiomatic) To be deeply regretful about something

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(literally) To bite one's own navel / (idiomatic) To be deeply regretful about something

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臍を噛む

大事な書類を家に置き忘れてしまい、彼は臍を噛むほど後悔した。

See correct answer

Forgetting the important documents at home, he regretted it to the point of biting his navel.

Forgetting the important documents at home, he regretted it to the point of biting his navel.

See correct answer

大事な書類を家に置き忘れてしまい、彼は臍を噛むほど後悔した。

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