intestines, guts, bowels, viscera
On'yomi (音読み)
- チョウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- はらわた
- わた
About this kanji
The kanji 腸 means intestines or guts. It is often used as a noun to refer to the internal organs connected with digestion. Some common compounds include 胃腸 (いちょう), which means stomach and intestines, and 大腸 (だいちょう), referring specifically to the large intestine. Another example is 盲腸 (もうちょう), which translates to cecum, an important part of the digestive system. While 腸 itself is not typically used as a verb, it is essential in medical and biological contexts. A quick note: 腸 is often discussed in health topics, so it's useful to know in conversations about diet and digestion.
Example sentences
腸の健康は食生活に依存する。
Intestinal health depends on diet.
Meanings across languages
- English
- intestines, guts, bowels, viscera
- Tiếng Việt
- ruột
- 日本語
- 腸
- 한국어
- 장
- 中文
- 肠
- id
- usus
- th
- ลำไส้
- es
- intestinos
- fr
- intestins
- de
- Darm
- pt
- intestinos
Common compounds
- 胃腸いちょうstomach and intestines, gastrointestinal tract, digestive organs
- 大腸だいちょうlarge intestine, large bowel, colon
- 盲腸もうちょうcecum, caecum, blind gut
- 大腸菌だいちょうきんEscherichia coli (E. coli), colon bacterium
- 結腸けっちょうcolon
- 直腸ちょくちょうrectum
- 断腸だんちょうheartbreak, grief, sorrow
- 小腸しょうちょうsmall intestine
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