How to say "colon" in Japanese

• コロンCommon
  nounThe punctuation mark (:), as used in writing and printing. Choose it when 'colon' means the symbol, not the organ.
• 結腸けっちょうCommon
  nounThe anatomical term for the colon itself, as distinct from the large intestine as a whole. Use it in medical or biological contexts where 'colon' refers to the organ.
• 大腸だいちょうCommon
  nounThe large intestine, or large bowel, as a whole; the colon is part of it, and the word is also used for the colon itself. For the colon alone, 結腸 is more specific.

Use 「コロン」 for the punctuation mark; for the organ, 結腸 is the precise anatomical term, while 大腸 covers the large intestine as a whole and is also used for the colon.

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• コロンcolon (punctuation)
• 結腸けっちょうcolon
• 大腸だいちょうlarge intestine
• コロンcolón (currency of Costa Rica and former currency of El Salvador)
• 重点じゅうてんcolon (punctuation)