# 臓 internal organ

月 (moon/organ) + 蔵 (traditional storehouse) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
19 strokes
BETA DUPE

## Onyomi

ZOU | The internal organs of ZOUs (象 = elephants) are hella big, dogg.

## Mnemonic

| The internal organs are nothing but little warm moist storehouses full of nutrients, blood, lymph, hormones, etc.

## Jukugo

心臓(しんぞう) | heart ★★★☆☆ 心 (heart) + 臓 (internal organ) = 心臓 (heart)
内臓(ないぞう) | internal organ ★★☆☆☆ 内 (the inside) + 臓 (internal organ) = 内臓 (internal organ)
肺臓(はい) | lung ★★☆☆☆ BOOBOO FP 肺 (lung) + 臓 (internal organ) = 肺臓 (lung) lung --PSYCHE! Unlike all other organs, lung does NOT use the '臓' suffix - it is just 肺。(BOOBOO)
肝臓(かんぞう) | liver ★☆☆☆☆ 肝 (liver) + 臓 (internal organ) = 肝臓 (liver)