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臓

Internal Organs, Viscera

JLPT N2

Interesting Fact

The kanji 臓 appears in many medical terms, such as 心臓 (heart), 肝臓 (liver), and θ…Žθ‡“ (kidney). It is commonly encountered in hospitals and health-related vocabulary.

Memory Trick

Imagine a medical diagram showing the organs inside the human body. Those internal organs help you remember 臓 means 'internal organs.'

Readings

Onyomi: ゾウ (zou)

Kunyomi:

Example Words

心臓
γ—γ‚“γžγ† (shinzou)
Heart
肝臓
γ‹γ‚“γžγ† (kanzou)
Liver
θ…Žθ‡“
γ˜γ‚“γžγ† (jinzou)
Kidney
内臓
γͺγ„γžγ† (naizou)
Internal organs

Example Sentence

心臓 は とても ε€§εˆ‡γͺ 臓器 です。

γ—γ‚“γžγ† は とても γŸγ„γ›γ€γͺ γžγ†γ です。

shinzou wa totemo taisetsu na zouki desu

The heart is a very important organ.

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