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肝心かんじん (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.

始はじめが肝心かんじん。

A good beginning makes a good ending.

落ち着おちつきが肝心かんじんです。

We must keep calm.

何事なにごとも諦あきらめが肝心かんじんだ。

Resignation is the first lesson of life.

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