腹を割って話す はらをわってはなす Meanings Expression, Godan verb to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut; to have a heart-to-heart talk Kanji 腹 belly. Read as はら. 割 divide. Read as わる. 話 talk. Read as はなす. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists