Kanji 臓: entrails, viscera, bowels

Key takeaways

Kanji 臓: entrails, viscera, bowels. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

臓

Meaning

entrailsviscerabowels

On reading

ゾウ

Kun reading

はらわた

Radical

肉

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 臓

entrails, viscera, bowels

Kanji structure breakdown

臓

Structure breakdown

月 + 蔵

Mnemonic story

Internal organs (臓) are the parts of the body (月) that are stored or hidden (蔵) deep inside. Think of them as the body's vital components kept safely within the storehouse of the physical frame.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ゾウ

内臓ないぞう
internal organs / viscera
心臓しんぞう
heart (organ)

Commonly used words

内臓
ないぞう
internal organs / viscera
心臓
しんぞう
heart (organ)

Example sentences

Example 1

内臓の病気で入院しました。

Translation

He was hospitalized due to an internal organ illness.

Example 2

内臓を丁寧に処理してください。

Translation

Please handle the internal organs carefully.

Example 3

しんぞうはからだでいちばんたいせつです。

Translation

The heart is the most important organ in the body.

Example 4

しんぞうのびょうきをなおしましょう。

Translation

Let's treat the heart disease.

Kanji 臓: entrails, viscera, bowels

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

内臓 (ないぞう): meaning and examples

心臓 (しんぞう): meaning and examples