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肝

肝 (liver, pluck, nerve, chutzpah)

  • JLPT N1
  • 7 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 肉
  • #1118 most frequent

Body · Organ Torso

Readings

On'yomi 音読み
カン
Kun'yomi 訓読み
きも

Example words & Vocabulary

Example sentences 3

何事なにごとも最初さいしょが肝心かんじんだ。

Whatever you do, how you start is the important thing.

この薬くすりは肝臓かんぞうに効きく。

These pills act on the liver.

落ち着おちつきが肝心かんじんです。

We must keep calm.

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