Japanese Word Entry

大腸
Kana:だいちょう
Romaji:daichou
Definition: large intestine, large bowel, colon
Alternative form:
  • 大腸 【 おおわた (oowata) 】


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Chinese characters used in this word

large, big, great, vast, high
Readings
Mandarin: ㄉㄚˋ (dà), ㄉㄞˋ (dài), ㄊㄞˋ (tài)
Cantonese: daai6
Japanese: ダイ (dai)、 タイ (tai)、 タ (ta) / おお- (oo-)、 おお.きい (ookii)、 -おお.いに (-ooini)、 はじめ (hajime)、 おおいに (ooini)
Korean: 대 (dae), 다 (da), 태 (tae)
Vietnamese: đại, thái

intestines, guts, bowels, viscera, emotions, sausage
Readings
Mandarin: ㄔㄤˊ (cháng)
Cantonese: coeng4
Japanese: チョウ (chou) / はらわた (harawata)、 わた (wata)
Korean: 장 (jang)
Vietnamese: tràng, trường
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