盲腸
もうちょう cecum; caecum
Why it means this
盲 (blind) + 腸 (the gut) — the cecum, a 'blind' (dead-end) pouch of the intestine; colloquially, appendicitis.
Breakdown
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もうちょう cecum; caecum
盲 (blind) + 腸 (the gut) — the cecum, a 'blind' (dead-end) pouch of the intestine; colloquially, appendicitis.
Each character links to its full entry — origin story, stroke order, and readings.