# 腸 — Intestines

Frequency rank 1460 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 羅 (Spread Out), less common than 隆 (Prosperity).

- On’yomi: ちょう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 肉 Meat (Kangxi 130)
- Frequency path: Level XII of XX

Meat on the left connects to the sun and a forehead on the right — the intestines are the meat tube that runs under the sun and forehead, the inner digestive tract winding through the body.

In words:

- 腸 ちょう — guts;bowels;intestines

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