noun
viscera; internal organs; bowels
A Sino-Japanese noun referring to the body's internal organs or viscera. Learners will most often encounter it as the 臓 in compounds such as 心臓 and 肝臓, or in fixed phrases such as 五臓六腑.
冷たい水が五臓六腑にしみわたった。
The cold water soaked through my whole body, down to my very bowels.
臓は、心臓や肝臓など内臓を表す語に使われる。
Zō is used in words for internal organs, such as the heart and liver.