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Kotomora

臟

viscera, bowels

StatusJinmeiyō (variant)Strokes22

Readings

On'yomi

  • ゾウ

Kun'yomi

  • はらわた

Meaning

臟 refers to the internal organs of the body, especially the digestive organs or bowels. It centers on the viscera as a collective concept.

Study

Etymology

臟 combines the flesh radical ⺼ with 藏, which likely contributes the sound ゾウ and carries a sense of storing or containing, fitting the idea of organs as internal containers.

Meaning mnemonic

The flesh radical ⺼ on the left indicates body parts, and the right side 藏 suggests something stored inside. Picture the viscera as the body's hidden storage organs.

Reading mnemonic

For ゾウ, imagine a zookeeper examining the internal organs of an animal: zoo -> ゾウ, and the viscera are what's inside.