肝臓

• 読み: かんぞう
• ローマ字: kanzou
• 漢字の分解: 肝 (kan) — liver; 臓 (zou) — internal organ, viscera
• 発音: /kaɴ.zoː/

意味

Liver. The large organ in the abdomen that filters blood and produces bile.

A noun for the liver, one of the body's most vital organs. Commonly discussed in health contexts related to alcohol consumption (肝臓に悪い, bad for the liver), hepatitis, and medical check-ups. The related adjective 肝心 (kanjin, essential) shares the 肝 kanji, reflecting the cultural association of the liver with vitality.

例文

1. お酒の飲みすぎは肝臓に負担をかける。
2. 健康診断で肝臓の数値が少し高いと言われた。
3. 肝臓は体の中で最も大きい臓器の一つだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: medical, health, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 肝 (kan, liver) + 臓 (zou, internal organ). The character 肝 combines 月 (flesh/body radical) with 干 (phonetic), while 臓 indicates an internal organ stored inside the body.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal