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.
世界の平和を維持するにはエリートの交流より庶民のレベルの交流が 肝心だ。
To maintain world peace, exchange among the general public rather than exchange among elites is essential.
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.
人生はあきらめが 肝心。
何事も 最初が 肝心だよな。
Whatever you're doing, starting off on the right foot is essential.
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.
なんであれ 物事の 本体を 捕らえる 事が 肝心だ。
It is essential to get at the heart of the matter, no matter what they are.
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.
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.