腸

intestines

JLPT N1 Grade 4 13 strokes

Kun'yomi: はらわた・わた
On'yomi: チョウ
Radical: 月 · moon (moon, month, also flesh)

Stroke order & writing

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腸 in example sentences

小腸しょうちょうは７メートルくらいだ。
Shouchou wa 7 meetoru kurai da.
The small intestine is about seven meters long.
盲腸もうちょうのようですね。
Mouchou no you desu ne.
I believe you have appendicitis.
は。
Chou chifusu wa kowai byouki.
Typhoid is a scary disease.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.

Words that use 腸

腸 intestine

More 月 (moon) kanji

腸 means "intestines". It is a JLPT N1 kanji written in 13 strokes. It is read はらわた・わた in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and チョウ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 4.

Common questions

What does the kanji 腸 mean?: 腸 means "intestines". It is a JLPT N1 kanji.
How many strokes does 腸 have?: 腸 is written in 13 strokes.
How is 腸 read?: It is read はらわた・わた in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and チョウ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 腸?: 腸 is a JLPT N1 kanji.

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