腸(ちょう)

ちょう
noun
intestine; bowel; gut
body-partbody-internal
1. intestine; bowel; gut
The digestive organ consisting of the small and large intestines. Used in medical, health, and everyday contexts.
腸(ちょう)の調子(ちょうし)が悪(わる)い。
My intestines aren't feeling right.
ヨーグルトは腸内環境(ちょうないかんきょう)を整(ととの)えるのにいい。
Yogurt is good for improving your gut environment.
医師(いし)から大腸(だいちょう)の検査(けんさ)を受(う)けるように勧(すす)められた。
The doctor recommended that I get a colon examination.

The general term for intestines. Appears in many medical and health-related compounds. Gut health (腸活(ちょうかつ)) has become a popular wellness topic in Japan.

Compounds

  • 大腸(だいちょう) — large intestine, colon
  • 小腸(しょうちょう) — small intestine
  • 腸内(ちょうない) — intestinal, inside the gut
  • 腸内環境(ちょうないかんきょう) — gut environment/flora
  • 腸炎(ちょうえん) — enteritis, intestinal inflammation
  • 盲腸(もうちょう) — appendix; appendicitis (colloquial)
  • 腸活(ちょうかつ) — gut health activities
  • 胃腸(いちょう) — stomach and intestines, gastrointestinal

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 胃(い) — stomach (upper digestive organ)
  • 腹(はら) — belly, abdomen (more colloquial for the whole area)
  • はらわた — guts, entrails (more visceral/literary)

Related Words

Compare: 胃(い) (stomach)
Compare: 腹(はら) (belly, abdomen)
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