stomach

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 胃 is read い, has 9 strokes, and represents the stomach and digestive tract.
• Basic usage: 胃 is read い, and 胃腸 is read いちょう.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 胃 and 胃腸
  • 胃 means stomach.
  • 食べすぎて胃が重く感じる。 means “I ate too much, and my stomach feels heavy.”
  • 胃腸 means stomach and intestines or digestive tract.
  • 模型を使って胃腸の働きを学びました。 means “We used a model to learn how the stomach and intestines work.”