also: よこし
Anatomical term for the spleen. In everyday conversation, 脾臓 (ひぞう) is more common.
See also: 脾臓
The spleen is an organ located in the upper left abdomen.
polysplenia
splenomegaly; enlarged spleen
side of the body; flank; spleen
asplenia
Standard kanji spelling for the anatomical term 'spleen'.
Obsolete kana reading; not used in modern Japanese.
The kanji 脾 is a phono-semantic compound with 月 (flesh/organ) and 卑 (low/humble), originally referring to the spleen. The reading ひ is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi.