Word details

肝を冷やす

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 肝を冷やす.

Dictionary

Entry

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.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

liver, pluck, nerve, chutzpah

7 strokesFrequency 1,118JLPT N1Grade 8

On

カン

Kun

きも

cool, cold (beer, person), chill

7 strokesFrequency 667JLPT N2Grade 4

On

レイ

Kun

つめ.たいひ.えるひ.やひ.ややかひ.やすひ.やかすさ.めるさ.ます

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