noun
Anatomical term for the spleen. Used in medical and everyday contexts.
脾臓は血液をろ過する臓器です。
The spleen is an organ that filters blood.
事故で脾臓を損傷した。
I injured my spleen in the accident.
脾 (hi, 'spleen') + 臓 (zō, 'internal organ'). The kanji 脾 is composed of 月 (nikuzuki, 'flesh') and 卑 (hi, phonetic), while 臓 combines 月 (nikuzuki) and 藏 (zō, 'store').