Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 臤 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (腎)
Simplified (肾)
Notes
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Historical Evolution
肾
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
肾
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
肾
Regular
Modern
Chinese
肾 / 腎 [shèn]
kidney
Japanese
kidney
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (16)
肾上腺 [shènshàngxiàn] #6,793
adrenal glands
肾脏 [shènzàng] #8,365
kidney
肾小球 [shènxiǎoqiú] #16,442
glomerulus (medicine)
肾炎 [shènyán] #58,186
kidney inflammation
肾上腺素 [shènshàngxiànsù] #18,031
adrenaline
肾结石 [shènjiéshí] #28,625
kidney stone
肾盂 [shènyú] #68,857
renal pelvis (medicine)
肾盂炎 [shènyúyán] #71,232
pyelitis (medicine)
原肾管 [yuánshènguǎn] #74,624
protonephridium (invertebrate anatomy)
副肾 [fùshèn]
adrenal glands
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JAPANESE WORDS (49)
⭐ 肝心 [かんじん] #2,832
essential
⭐ 腎臓 [じんぞう] #31,873
kidney
肝心要 [かんじんかなめ] #56,250
crucial
腎不全 [じんふぜん] #87,835
kidney failure
副腎 [ふくじん] #102,667
suprarenal body
腎機能 [じんきのう] #103,965
kidney function
腎臓病 [じんぞうびょう] #109,478
kidney disease
腎虚 [じんきょ] #131,350
(male) emaciation due to sexual overindulgence
副腎皮質ホルモン [ふくじんひしつホルモン] #140,695
adrenocortical hormone
副腎皮質 [ふくじんひしつ] #150,425
adrenal cortex
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