Vocabulary

What does 腸 (ちょう, chou) mean?

腸 (ちょう, chou) means intestines.

Quick facts
Readingちょう
Romajichou
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ちょう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonchou

intestines

  1. 1noun intestine; bowel

Example sentences

  • The large intestine and small intestine have different functions.

  • My intestines were in bad shape, so I went to the hospital.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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