Word details

肝心

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 肝心.

Dictionary

Entry

肝心んじん肝腎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.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

liver, pluck, nerve, chutzpah

7 strokesFrequency 1,118JLPT N1Grade 8

On

カン

Kun

きも

heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

4 strokesFrequency 157JLPT N3Grade 2

On

シン

Kun

こころ-ごころ

kidney

13 strokesFrequency 1,755Grade 8

On

ジン

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