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On'yomi
チョウ
CHOU
Kun'yomi
はらわた・わた
harawata / wata

intestines · guts · bowels · viscera

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Strokes13
Frequency#1807
Radicalmeat(6)

Stroke Order

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Strokes13

Component Breakdown

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moon + 昜

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of flesh and phonetic. Flesh intestine.

Symbolism

Large intestine, small intestine, organ. Represents intestine.

Related Culture & Scenes

  • Drawing a bow

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

鉄心石腸

てっしんせきちょう

will of iron; will of iron

Proverbs & Idioms

断腸の思い

だんちょうのおもい

As if one's intestines were cut

Extreme anguish