Diaphragm and Solar Plexus

Here’s the way to say “diaphragm”:

横隔膜 (ōkakumaku: diaphragm)
     side + partition + membrane

Hard word, but it’s fun to say!

As for “solar plexus,” I can offer one 胸-related way:

胸先 (munasaki: solar plexus; breast; chest)     chest + end

Here are two interrelated options that don’t include 胸:

水落 (mizu-ochi, mizo-ochi: pit of the stomach; solar plexus)
     water + to drop

鳩尾 (mizu-ochi, mizo-ochi: pit of the stomach; solar plexus)
     pigeon + tail

With the second word, we’ve got ateji. With both, we have a whole lot of strange things happening! Wish I understood!

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