腸 means “intestines, gut”

ちょう · chou

Also: guts, bowels, viscera

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): はらわた, わた
On'yomi (Chinese reading): チョウ

JLPT N1 · Taught in grade 6 · 13 strokes

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Flesh (月) beside 昜, a sun over spreading rays, as in 陽 and 場: picture the long, warm coils of the gut. 腸 is the intestines: 大腸 and 小腸 are the large and small intestine, and yogurt ads promise to fix your 腸内環境, gut health.

Used in 大腸 (daichou, large intestine), 胃腸 (ichou, stomach and intestines), and 盲腸 (mouchou, cecum/appendix)

腸 means “intestines, gut”

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