Japanese

Noun

五臓六腑 ‎(hiragana ごぞうろっぷ, romaji gozōroppu)

1. The internal organs.

Usage notes

• Originating in traditional Chinese medicine, this term has more of a symbolic meaning rather than a medical one.

Hyponyms

• "五臓"
  1. 肺臓 (はいぞう) ‎(haizō): the lungs
  2. 心臓 (しんぞう) ‎(shinzō): the heart
  3. 脾臓 (ひぞう) ‎(hizō): the spleen
  4. 肝臓 (かんぞう) ‎(kanzō): the liver
  5. 腎臓 (じんぞう) ‎(jinzō): the kidney
• "六腑"
  1. 大腸 (だいちょう) ‎(daichō): the large intestine
  2. 小腸 (しょうちょう) ‎(shōchō): the small intestine
  3. 胃 (い) ‎(i): the stomach
  4. 胆 (きも) ‎(kimo): the liver
  5. 膀胱 (ぼうこう) ‎(bōkō): the bladder
  6. 三焦 (さんしょう) ‎(sanshō): the triple burner