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胆

gall bladder
Stroke count: 9

Readings

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JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. gall bladderRtK
    彼は大胆にも王様に話し掛けた。He made bold to speak to the King.tatoeba
    彼は大胆なことを言う。He says daring things.tatoeba
  2. courage
  3. pluck
  4. nerve
  1. gallstone

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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gallbladder · moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月) · nightbreak · sun (日) · day (日) · one (一) · floor

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 31

Compound words

臥薪嘗胆がしんしょうたん
going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance
魂胆こんたん
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
大胆だいたん
bold; daring; audacious
胆石たんせき
gallstone
落胆らくたん
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
胆汁たんじゅう
bile
胆嚢たんのう
gallbladder
胆力たんりょく
courage
胆礬たんばん
blue vitriol
胆囊たんのう
gallbladder
龍胆りんどう
gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri)
胆のうたんのう
gallbladder
度胆を抜くどぎもをぬく
to astonish

Additional Examples

彼は私たちの期待をおおいにかきたてたが、落胆させただけだった。
He raised our expectations only to disappoint us.tatoeba
彼は妻の死に落胆している。
He is discouraged over his wife's death.tatoeba

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 胆

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