Kanji

臓

entrails, viscera, bowels

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

19 strokes

Radical

肉部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ゾウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

はらわた

Common Readings

ゾウ

Example sentences

心臓 しんぞう
緊張して心臓がドキドキしている

My heart is pounding because I'm nervous.

鼓動 こどう
緊張のあまり、心臓の鼓動が速くなった。

Out of nervousness, my heart rate quickened.

内臓 ないぞう
彼は内臓の病気で入院している。

He is hospitalized with an internal organ disease.

心臓の鼓動 しんぞうのこどう
静かだったので、自分の心臓の鼓動が聞こえた。

It was quiet, so I could hear my heartbeat.

心臓が止まる しんぞうがとまる
急に大きな音がして、心臓が止まるかと思った。

A loud noise suddenly rang out, and I thought my heart was going to stop.

心臓に悪い しんぞうにわるい
突然後ろから大声を出すのは心臓に悪い。

It is bad for the heart when someone suddenly shouts from behind.

臓器 ぞうき
彼は臓器提供の意思を表示している。

He has expressed his intention for organ donation.

司る つかさどる
肝臓は、体内の代謝や解毒を司る重要な臓器だ。

The liver is an important organ that governs metabolism and detoxification in the body.

肝臓 かんぞう
お酒を飲みすぎると、肝臓に負担がかかる。

Drinking too much alcohol puts a strain on the liver.

臓腑 ぞうふ
激しい恐怖で臓腑が煮えくり返るような思いをした。

I felt as if my viscera were boiling with intense fear.

Example Vocabulary

心臓

しんぞう

heart (organ); core; nerve (slang)

内臓

ないぞう

internal organs; viscera

心臓の鼓動

しんぞうのこどう

heartbeat; pulsation of the heart

心臓が止まる

しんぞうがとまる

to feel as if one's heart stops from shock or fear

心臓に悪い

しんぞうにわるい

nerve-racking; startling; bad for the heart

臓器

ぞうき

internal organs; viscera

肝臓

かんぞう

liver

臓物

ぞうもつ

臓腑

ぞうふ

internal organs; viscera

心臓部

しんぞうぶ

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