Kanji

肝

liver, pluck, nerve, chutzpah

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

肉部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

きも

Common Readings

カン, きも

Example sentences

肝心 かんじん
何事も最初が肝心だ。

In everything, the beginning is essential.

最初 さいしょ
最初が肝心です

The beginning is crucial.

肝 きも
新システムの肝となる技術を紹介する。

Introduce the technology that forms the core of the new system.

据わる すわる
彼は肝が据わっている。

He has a lot of guts.

肝に銘じる きもにめいじる
同じ失敗を繰り返さないよう、先生の忠告を肝に銘じる。

I will take the teacher's warning to heart so I do not repeat the same mistake.

肝臓 かんぞう
お酒を飲みすぎると、肝臓に負担がかかる。

Drinking too much alcohol puts a strain on the liver.

司る つかさどる
肝臓は、体内の代謝や解毒を司る重要な臓器だ。

The liver is an important organ that governs metabolism and detoxification in the body.

肝試し きもだめし
夏の夜、私たちは近くの古い神社で肝試しをした。

On a summer night, we did a test of courage at a nearby old shrine.

肝要 かんよう
何事にも準備が肝要だ

Preparation is essential for everything.

肝が据わる きもがすわる
彼は肝が据わった人物だ。

He is a person with guts.

Example Vocabulary

肝心

かんじん

essential; crucial; vital

肝

きも

liver; guts; key point

肝に銘じる

きもにめいじる

to take to heart; to keep firmly in mind

肝臓

かんぞう

liver

度肝を抜く

どぎもをぬく

肝試し

きもだめし

test of courage; trial of nerves

肝を冷やす

きもをひやす

肝要

かんよう

essential; vital; crucial

肝が据わる

きもがすわる

to have guts; to be unshakeable; to be bold

肝っ玉

きもったま

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