Vocabulary

What does 腹を割る (はらをわる, hara o waru) mean?

腹を割る (はらをわる, hara o waru) means to speak frankly, to have a heart-to-heart talk (lit.: to split open the belly).

Quick facts
Reading	はらをわる
Romaji	hara o waru
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

腹を割るはらをわる

N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkhara o waru

to speak frankly, to have a heart-to-heart talk (lit.: to split open the belly)

Example sentences

信頼(しんらい)を築(きず)くには互(たが)いに腹(はら)を割(わ)る必要(ひつよう)がある。
To build trust, both sides need to speak frankly with each other.
一度(いちど)お互(たが)いに腹(はら)を割(わ)って話(はな)し合(あ)えば、きっと誤解(ごかい)が解(と)けるはずだ。
If we have a frank heart-to-heart talk with each other once, the misunderstanding will surely be cleared up.