腹鼓

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 腹鼓 is read as はらつづみ and denotes drumming on one’s belly or a gesture expressing satisfaction after eating one’s fill.
• Basic usage: A raccoon dog drumming its belly appears in 腹鼓を打つ, and a satisfied gesture after a feast also appears as 腹鼓を打つ.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The fixed combination 腹鼓を打つ
  • It commonly occurs with 打つ, with context distinguishing literal belly drumming from a satisfied gesture after a full meal.
• Difference from 舌鼓を打つ
  • Unlike the expression for savoring and admiring delicious food, this phrase focuses on belly drumming or the feeling of fullness.