臓

entrails

JLPT N2 Grade 6 19 strokes

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

臓 means "entrails". It is a JLPT N2 kanji written in 19 strokes. It is read はらわた in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ゾウ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 6.

臓 in example sentences

トムは心臓しんぞうが悪わるい。

Tomu wa shinzou ga warui.

Tom has a bad heart.
心臓しんぞうがドキドキしてる！

Shinzou ga dokidoki shiteru!

My heart's beating so fast!
死因しいんは心臓しんぞう発作ほっさだった。

Shiin wa shinzou hossa datta.

The cause of death was a heart attack.

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

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Words that use 臓

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Common questions

What does the kanji 臓 mean?: 臓 means "entrails". It is a JLPT N2 kanji.
How many strokes does 臓 have?: 臓 is written in 19 strokes.
How is 臓 read?: It is read はらわた in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ゾウ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 臓?: 臓 is a JLPT N2 kanji.

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