Word details

肝試し

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 肝試し.

Dictionary

Entry

肝試しもだめし胆試しNounFreq #23175
1

test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

liver, pluck, nerve, chutzpah

7 strokesFrequency 1,118JLPT N1Grade 8

On

カン

Kun

きも

test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal

13 strokesFrequency 392JLPT N3Grade 4

On

Kun

こころ.みるため.す

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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