Japanese word

おなら

Pronunciation

Romajionara

Meaning

  • nounfart

Example

おならが出そうです。o na ra ga de sō de su

I think I am going to fart.

Illustration for おなら (fart)

More examples

静かな部屋では、おならを我慢します。shizu ka na heya de wa o na ra o ga man shi ma su

I hold back a fart in a quiet room.

Core concept

It denotes intestinal gas being released from the body, including the act, the sound, or the gas itself.

Common phrases

  • おならをするo na ra o su ru

    fart

  • おならが出るo na ra ga de ru

    pass gas

  • おならを我慢するo na ra o ga man su ru

    hold in a fart

Similar words

屁he: Intestinal gas, often referred to in casual or rough speech.
放屁hōhi: The act of releasing intestinal gas, expressed in formal or literary language.

Definition in Japanese

腸内に生じたガスを肛門から体外へ放出すること。また、その際に出る音やガス。chō nai ni shō ji ta ga su o kō mon ka ra tai gai e hō shutsu su ru ko to ma ta so no sai ni de ru oto ya ga su

Word origin

おなら (onara) is generally linked to お鳴らし (onarashi, "making a sound"), a noun related to 鳴らす (narasu, "to make a sound").

Usage tips

  • In English, fart can describe either an action or a thing, whereas おなら (onara) usually needs する (suru, "to do") when it describes the action.

Other meanings

  • gasnoun
  • windnoun

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