おなら
おなら
noun
fart, flatulence
1.
fart, flatulence, gas
The common word for intestinal gas released from the body. More polite than some alternatives due to the honorific prefix お, making it acceptable in most casual contexts.
おならが出た。
I farted.
おならをしないで。
Don't fart.
電車の中でおならをするのは恥ずかしい。
It's embarrassing to fart on the train.
おなら is the standard casual word for flatulence. The お prefix (from the honorific お) softens the word, making it more acceptable than cruder alternatives.
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- おならをする: to fart (volitional nuance)
- おならが出る: to pass gas (involuntary nuance)
- おならを我慢する: to hold in a fart
- おならが臭い: the fart smells
REGISTER:
Casual but not vulgar. Acceptable among friends and family, and commonly used by and around children. Would be avoided in formal or polite company.
ALTERNATIVE WORDS:
- 屁: cruder, more blunt (also used in idioms like 屁でもない, meaning "it's nothing")
- 放屁: medical/formal term (rarely heard in daily life)