腎臓|じんぞうjinzou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, anatomykidney腎臓が悪いのです。↗I have kidney trouble.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym腎じんFormalFormal; the single character for kidney, used mostly in compounds such as 「腎不全」「副腎」. 「腎臓」 is the full name.
- Related腎の臓WrittenWritten/formal prose; an old name for the kidney, rarely used today. 「腎臓」 is the modern everyday term.
Use 「腎臓」 for the kidney, as in 「腎臓病」. Compounds often use the single character 「腎」 instead, e.g. 「腎機能」「腎不全」. 「腎の臓」 is an old name you will rarely need.
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