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臓物 (ぞうもつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

臓ぞう物もつ

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Meanings

1

entrails; offal; giblets; tripe

Refers to the internal organs of animals, especially when used as food. Covers a range from edible organ meats to waste parts.

鶏にわとりの臓ぞう物もつをきれいに洗あらってから調ちょう

Kanji

臓entrails, viscera, bowels
物thing, object, matter

Don't confuse with

臓ぞう器き
臓物 refers informally to entrails or offal, especially of animals in a food or butchering context, whereas 臓器 is the neutral medical term for organs in general.

Etymology

Compound of 臓 (zō, 'internal organs') and 物 (motsu, 'thing'). The reading ぞうもつ is a straightforward combination of the on'yomi of the kanji.

理り

する

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Wash the chicken giblets thoroughly before cooking.

この市いち場ばでは新しん鮮せんな豚ぶたの臓ぞう物もつが手てに入はいる。

You can get fresh pork offal at this market.