"gall" is in fact an English word meaning guts, courage - or the more familiar, "balls". Isn't it interesting that two languages so different from each other have almost identical associations with this little organ?

I am in the healthcare field, so I hear the word gallbladder plenty. Anyone who has ever passed a gallstone knows exactly where it is. It sits right under the liver, and is a storage place for bile (the flourescent yellow green awful-tasting stuff in puke) which is produced in the liver.

My story is something to the effect of, "if you eat MEAT until DAYBREAK, your gallbladder is going to suffer," which is true.

Today the gall bladder character showed up in a manga I was reading. A coincidence? I do not believe so.

I've seen brocade before, didn't even know what a brocade was before Rtk just had a vague Idea it was related to apparel. The word Halt mught not have sounded that useful at first but it's in the word "bus stop"

squiggyflop Wrote:how often is the kanji for gall bladder used?.. ive been having alot of trouble with this kanji.. mostly because i have absolutely no idea what one is.. ive heard the word once or twice before but its very uncommon (in english).. and so is decameron.. ive got no idea what that word means. ive never heard of that word before.. and i cant find a good definition.. because i dont know what it means in english i cant seem to remember the kanji.. it makes me feel stupid.. like i should work on english instead of trying to learn japanese..

I know this is a bit out there in left field, but have you tried looking it up in your dictionary?