Word details
肝心要
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 肝心要.
Dictionary
Entry
1
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
Examples
そう言えば、肝心要の部分を何も決めていなかった。
Now that you mention it, I wasn't involved in the decision-making for the vital part.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
肝
liver, pluck, nerve, chutzpah
7 strokesFrequency 1,118JLPT N1Grade 8
On
カン
Kun
きも
心
heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)
4 strokesFrequency 157JLPT N3Grade 2
On
シン
Kun
こころ-ごころ
要
need, main point, essence, pivot, key to
9 strokesFrequency 106JLPT N2Grade 4
On
ヨウ
Kun
い.るかなめ
Nanori
とし
腎
kidney
13 strokesFrequency 1,755Grade 8
On
ジン
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