Quick answer
臓 is the kanji for "Bowels". The most common reading is はらわた (harawata). Mnemonics and example sentences are listed below.
Meaning
Bowels
Also : Viscera · Entrails
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
19 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 臓 represents 'ENTRAILS'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of entrails.
On-reading: ぞう — remember this sound by associating it with entrails. Kun-reading: はらわた.
Example Sentences
心臓病を予防するために、定期的に検診を受けることが大切です。
しんぞうびょうをよぼうするために、ていきてきにけんしんをうけることがたいせつです。
In order to prevent heart disease, it's important to have regular checkups.
臓器移植は多くの命を救いますが、倫理的な問題も伴います。
ぞうきいしょくはおおくのいのちをすくいますが、りんりてきなもんだいもともないます。
Organ transplants save many lives, but they also come with ethical issues.
Vocabulary using 臓
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 17, 2026
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