五臓六腑

Japanese
Kanji in this term
五 臓 六 腑
ご
Grade: 1		 ぞう
Grade: 6		 ろく > ろっ
Grade: 1		 ふ > ぷ
Hyōgaiji
goon
Alternative spelling
五臟六腑 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Literary Chinese 五臟六腑 (wǔzàng liùfǔ).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ごぞーろ​っぷ [gòzóó róꜜppù] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [ɡo̞zo̞ː ɾo̞p̚pɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

五(ご)臓(ぞう)六(ろっ)腑(ぷ) • (gozō roppu) ←ござうろくふ (gozau rokufu)?

  1. (traditional Chinese medicine) the five zang and six fu (principal internal organs)
    Meronyms: 五臓, 六腑

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