How to say "bile" in Japanese

• 胆汁たんじゅうCommon
  nounThe normal word for bile, the digestive fluid produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; used in medical and everyday scientific contexts when referring to the substance itself.
• 黄水おうすい
  nounAlso glossed as bile, but a much less common word; it is seldom the term you want for the fluid, so prefer 胆汁 in ordinary usage.

For the bodily fluid sense of 'bile', 胆汁 is the everyday choice; 黄水 shares the same gloss but is far less common, so learners should generally reach for 胆汁.

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• 胆汁たんじゅうbile
• 黄水おうすいbile