193
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 腎臓 (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
しんぞう (shinzou)
Heart
肝臓
かんぞう (kanzou)
Liver
腎臓
じんぞう (jinzou)
Kidney
内臓
ないぞう (naizou)
Internal organs
Example Sentence
心臓 は とても 大切な 臓器 です。
しんぞう は とても たいせつな ぞうき です。
shinzou wa totemo taisetsu na zouki desu
The heart is a very important organ.