Word details

度肝を抜く

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 度肝を抜く.

Dictionary

Entry

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
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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)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

degrees, occurrence, time, counter for occurrences, consider, attitude

9 strokesFrequency 110JLPT N3Grade 3

On

タク

Kun

たび-た.い

Nanori

のり

liver, pluck, nerve, chutzpah

7 strokesFrequency 1,118JLPT N1Grade 8

On

カン

Kun

きも

slip out, extract, pull out, pilfer, quote, remove, omit

7 strokesFrequency 726JLPT N2Grade 8

On

バツハツハイ

Kun

ぬ.く-ぬ.くぬ.きぬ.けるぬ.かすぬ.かる

Nanori

ぬき

gall bladder, courage, pluck, nerve

9 strokesFrequency 1,449JLPT N1Grade 8

On

タン

Kun

きも

Nanori

まこと

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