JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 腸: "intestines, guts, bowels"
The kanji 腸 means "intestines, guts, bowels, viscera". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read チョウ in on'yomi and はらわた, わた in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
はらわたわた
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | intestines, guts, bowels, viscera |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 1807 of 2,501 |
Common words with 腸
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 腸intestine; bowel
- 直腸rectum
- 胃腸stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
- 断腸の思いheartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
- 盲腸cecum; caecum; blind gut · (vermiform) appendix
- 大腸large intestine; large bowel; colon
- 腸内intestinal; inside the intestines
- 小腸small intestine
- 浣腸enema
- 腸壁intestinal wall
- 腸詰めsausage
- 十二指腸duodenum
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