臓
臓 — Entrails
entrails, viscera, bowels
On’yomiゾウ (zou)
Kun’yomiはらわた (harawata)
Stroke order (19 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 臓
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 臓器 | ぞうき zouki | internal organs; viscera |
| 心臓 | しんぞう shinzou | heart; guts; nerve |
| 肝臓 | かんぞう kanzou | liver |
| 心臓病 | しんぞうびょう shinzoubyou | heart disease; heart trouble; cardiopathy |
| 腎臓 | じんぞう jinzou | kidney |
| 内臓 | ないぞう naizou | internal organs; viscera |
Study notes
臓 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 19 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #991 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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