臍を噛む

ほぞをかむ

Also written ほぞを噛む, 臍を噬む

Meanings

1. Expression, Godan verb to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for) (literally: to bite one's navel)

Kanji

• 臍 navel. Read as ほぞ.
• 噛 bite. Read as かむ.

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