腸
bowels, guts, intestines, viscera

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

チョウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

はらわたわた

Stroke Order

13 / 13

Information

Grade:6
Strokes:13
JLPT:1
Frequency:1807

Vocabulary

チョウ

WordReadingMeaning
胃腸イチョウstomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
大腸ダイチョウlarge intestine; large bowel; colon
盲腸モウチョウcecum; caecum; blind gut; (vermiform) appendix; appendicitis
大腸菌ダイチョウキンEscherichia coli (E. coli); colon bacterium
十二指腸ジュウニシチョウduodenum

Other

WordReadingMeaning
大腸おおわたlarge intestine; large bowel; colon
腸ちょうintestine; bowel
結腸けっちょうcolon
脱腸だっちょうabdominal hernia
断腸の思いだんちょうのおもいheartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow

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