肝 臓(かんぞう)

かんぞう

noun

liver

1. liver

A large organ in the abdomen that processes nutrients, filters toxins from blood, and produces bile.

お酒(さけ)の飲(の)みすぎは肝臓(かんぞう)に悪(わる)い。

Drinking too much alcohol is bad for the liver.

健康(けんこう)診断(しんだん)で肝臓(かんぞう)の数値(すうち)が高(たか)かった。

My liver values were high in my health checkup.

肝臓(かんぞう)は体内(たいない)の毒素(どくそ)を分解(ぶんかい)する役割(やくわり)がある。

The liver has the role of breaking down toxins in the body.

肝臓(かんぞう) refers to the liver. 肝(かん) means 'liver' and 臓(ぞう) means 'organ.'

FUNCTIONS:

毒素(どくそ)を分解(ぶんかい)する: breaks down toxins
胆汁(たんじゅう)を作(つく)る: produces bile
栄養(えいよう)を貯蔵(ちょぞう)する: stores nutrients

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

肝臓(かんぞう)が悪(わる)い: to have liver problems
肝臓(かんぞう)の数値(すうち): liver values (in blood tests)
肝臓(かんぞう)に負担(ふたん)がかかる: to strain the liver
肝臓(かんぞう)がん: liver cancer
肝硬変(かんこうへん): cirrhosis

IDIOMATIC:

肝(きも): courage, spirit (from the belief that courage resides in the liver)
肝(きも)が座(すわ)っている: to be brave/composed

FOOD:

レバー: liver (as food, from English 'liver')

Related Words

Related: 内臓(ないぞう) (internal organs (general))

Related: 膵臓(すいぞう) (pancreas)

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Added 2026.1.14 19:37 · Revised 2026.6.9 22:02

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