肝

liver

Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingカン

Kun readingきも

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

liverRtK
彼はびっくりして肝を冷やした。It scared the daylights out of him.tatoeba
それゆえに正しい禅師を選ぶことが肝心とされる。For this reason, it is considered crucial to choose the right Zen master.wiki
pluck
nerve
chutzpah

innards
courage
spirit

Synonyms

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical肉meat

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月) · dry · clothesline

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1778

Compound words

肝心かんじん

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

extremely important; essential; vital; crucial

肝硬変かんこうへん

cirrhosis (of the liver)

肝腎かんじん

essential

肝蛭かんてつ

sheep liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica)

肝銘かんめい

deep impression

肝油かんゆ

fish-liver oil (cod, shark, etc.)

Additional Examples

彼とは学生時代から肝胆相照らす仲だよ。

He and I have been inseparable friends since our student days.tatoeba

脳は肝臓や肺とは違っていた。

The brain was not like the liver or the lungs.tatoeba

それゆえに正しい禅師を選ぶことが肝心とされる。

For this reason, it is considered crucial to choose the right Zen master.wiki

ひとまず危機は乗り越えたものの、肝心の孝明天皇が同年暮れに崩御。

Nariyuki thus overcame the crisis for the time being, but Emperor Komei died at the end of that year.wiki

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