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肝

liver
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingカン
Kun readingきも
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. liverRtK
  2. pluck
  3. nerve
  4. chutzpah
  1. innards
  2. courage
  3. spirit

Popular Usage

肝心

Radicals and components

Radical肉meatComponents

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
肝炎かんえん
hepatitis
肝臓かんぞう
liver
肝要かんよう
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
肝硬変かんこうへん
cirrhosis (of the liver)

Stroke Order

7 strokes

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