肝
肝

liver, pluck, nerve, chutzpah

7 strokesFrequency 1,118JLPT N1Grade 8

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Kun

きも

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肝心かんじん肝腎Noun～な Adj.～の Adj.Freq #2832
1

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

Examples
なんであれ物事の本体を捕らえる事が肝心だ。
No matter what the problem is, it's essential to get at the heart of the matter.
肝胆きもたん (胆)キモNounFreq #10311
1

liver; innards

2

courage; spirit; pluck; guts

3

きも／キモ only

crux; essential point; key

肝に銘じるきもにめいじる肝に命じるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #16467
1

Idiomatic expression

to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; to engrave on one's liver

Examples
彼の忠告を肝に銘じて忘れるな。
Bear his advice in mind.
感銘かんめい肝銘NounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #16936
1

deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched

Examples
彼の演説は私達にとても感銘を与えた。
His speech impressed us very much.
肝臓かんぞうNounFreq #19131
1

Anatomy

liver

Examples
私は肝臓の病歴がある。
I have a history of liver trouble.
度肝を抜く度胆を抜くド肝を抜くどぎもをぬく (度肝を抜く／度胆を抜く)ドぎもをぬく (ド肝を抜く)ExpressionGodan verbFreq #20612
1

Idiomatic expression

to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound; to take (someone) aback; to boggle the mind (of someone)

肝試しきもだめし胆試しNounFreq #23175
1

test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)

肝要かんようNoun～な Adj.Freq #24110
1

extremely important; essential; vital; crucial

Examples
危機の際にも冷静さを失わず、狂気に走るのを避けることが肝要である。
It is essential to keep calm in a time of crisis and avoid going haywire.
肝を冷やすきもを冷やすきもをひやすExpressionGodan verbFreq #28453
1

to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death

Examples
彼はびっくりして肝を冷やした。
It scared the daylights out of him.
肝が据わるきもがすわる肝が座るExpressionGodan verbFreq #29262
1

Idiomatic expression

to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel

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