腎臓|じんぞうjinzou[0]heiban (flat)

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Definitions
  1. noun, anatomykidney
    腎臓じんぞうが悪わるいのです。↗
    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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Japanese definitions
  1. 左右さゆう一いち対たいある器官きかんで、ヒトの場合ばあいはこぶし大だいでソラマメ形がたをしており、背中せなか側がわに近ちかい腹部ふくぶにある。血液けつえき中ちゅうの不要ふような物質ぶっしつを濾し取こしとって尿にょうを作り出つくりだすのが主おもな働はたらきである。
  2. 東洋とうよう医学いがくにおける、生命せいめいエネルギーの貯蔵ちょぞう、生殖せいしょく、排尿はいにょうをつかさどる臓器ぞうき。現代げんだい医学いがくにおける腎臓じんぞうや泌尿器ひにょうき、生殖器せいしょくきにほぼ相当そうとうする。
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