胆
胆

gall bladder, courage, pluck, nerve

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gall bladder

Constituents

一floor
一one
日day
日sun
旦nightbreak
月flesh
月month
月moon
月part of the body

Mnemonic Stories

The gall bladder is the flesh that works hardest at nightbreak, processing all that morning coffee and breakfast.

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Common Words

大胆だいたんNoun～な Adj.Freq #2954
1

bold; daring; audacious

Examples
私達は彼の大胆な企てに舌を巻いた。
We marveled at his bold attempt.
落胆らくたんNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #6444
1

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

Examples
彼は落胆した気持ちを表した。
He gave vent to his disappointment.
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

魂胆こんたんNounFreq #13957
1

ulterior motive; plot; scheme

2

complicated circumstances; intricacies

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)

胆力たんりょくNounFreq #25136
1

courage; nerve; grit

Examples
君は胆力を練る必要がある。
You must build up your courage.
豪胆剛胆ごうたんNoun～な Adj.Freq #27336
1

bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted

大胆不敵だいたんふてきNoun～な Adj.四字熟語Freq #33365
1

daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil

りんどう竜胆龍胆りゅうたんリンドウNounUsually kanaFreq #48569
1

gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri); autumn bellflower

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