also: むらきも
Archaic or poetic word for the internal organs, especially the liver and surrounding viscera. In modern Japanese, 内臓 is the standard term. むらぎも is now mainly encountered in classical literature or as a makurakotoba (pillow word) in waka poetry.
In the Kojiki, the word 'muragimo' is used to refer to the internal organs.
'Muragimo' is also used as a pillow word in waka poetry.
pillow word for 心; amassed feeling; build-up of thoughts
Archaic kanji spelling; the word is now almost always written in kana.
Alternate archaic kanji spelling; rarely encountered.
Alternate reading; less common than むらぎも.
An ancient word for the internal organs, conventionally written 群肝. The second element is 肝 “liver; viscera,” while the origin and precise function of むら remain uncertain.