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五臓六腑

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
ぞう
Grade: 6
ろく > ろっ
Grade: 1
ふ > ぷ
Hyōgai
goon
Alternative spelling
五臟六腑 (kyūjitai)
 五臓六腑 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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From Literary Chinese 五臟六腑 (wǔzàng liùfǔ).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ぞーろっぷ [gòzóó róꜜppù] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [ɡo̞zo̞ː ɾo̞p̚pɯ̟]

Noun

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()(ぞう)(ろっ)() (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

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