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

何事なにごと最初さいしょ肝心かんじんだ。

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

はじめが 肝心かんじん

A good beginning makes a good ending.

落ちおちつきが 肝心かんじんです。

We must keep calm.

何事なにごとあきらめが 肝心かんじんだ。

Resignation is the first lesson of life.