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 Hyōgai
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 ɾo̞p̚pɯ̟]

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.