肝心 (kanjin)
essential, fundamental, crucial, vital, main
- JLPT N1
- adjectival noun
- Pitch 0
- #5075 most frequent
Meaning
肝心 (かんじん, kanjin) is a JLPT N1 adjectival noun meaning “essential, fundamental, crucial, vital, main”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
何事も最初が肝心だ。
Whatever you do, how you start is the important thing.
始めが肝心。
A good beginning makes a good ending.
落ち着きが肝心です。
We must keep calm.
何事も諦めが肝心だ。
Resignation is the first lesson of life.
何事も最初が肝心だよな。
Whatever you're doing, starting off on the right foot is essential.
肝心なのは日頃の行ないだ.
What counts is your everyday behavior [conduct].
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.
肝心なのは何を読むかではなくて、どう読むかだ。
It is not what you read but how you read it that counts.
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.
人生はあきらめが肝心。設けた財産も消えさることがありうるのだから。
We should try to be philosophical about life; wealth gained could also vanish.
被告は、曖昧なことをしゃべって、かんじんなことを話したがらなかった。
The accused spoke equivocally and didn't want to talk turkey.
なるほど君の計画はもっともらしく聞こえるが、肝心なのは、それで取り引きが増えるのかどうかということだ。
Your plan sounds good, but the bottom line is: will it bring us more business?