Meaning of 腹心(ふくしん) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 腹心

Kana Reading ふくしん

Romaji fukushin

Examples of 腹心, ふくしん in a sentence

彼は私の主人の腹心の友。

He is my boss's friend and confidant.
彼の腹心の部下が彼を裏切って、彼の出世の邪魔をした。

His right-hand man gave him away and got in his way to the top.
汚い手で会社を乗っ取ったものの、腹心だと思っていた部下に裏切られ、因果応報だね。

When the trusted confidant of the person who conducted a hostile takeover of the company betrayed him, it was a sort of retributive justice.

腹 JLPT 3

13 strokes

abdomen, belly, stomach

On'Yomi: フク

Kun'Yomi: はら

心 JLPT 4

4 strokes

heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

On'Yomi: シン

Kun'Yomi: こころ, -ごころ

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