肝

liver, pluck, nerve, chutzpah

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

カン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

きも

Stroke Order

7 / 7

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:7

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1118

Vocabulary

カン

Word	Reading	Meaning
肝銘	カンメイ	deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched
肝炎	カンエン	hepatitis
肝硬変	カンコウヘン	cirrhosis (of the liver)
肝臓	カンゾウ	liver
肝要	カンヨウ	extremely important; essential; vital; crucial

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
肝	きも	liver; innards; courage; spirit; pluck; guts; crux; essential point; key
肝	キモ	liver; innards; courage; spirit; pluck; guts; crux; essential point; key
肝心	かんじん	essential; important; crucial; vital; main
度肝を抜く	どぎもをぬく	to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound; to take (someone) aback; to boggle the mind (of someone)
ド肝を抜く	ドぎもをぬく	to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound; to take (someone) aback; to boggle the mind (of someone)

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

utilize, business, service, use, employ

skids, leg, undercarriage, lower part, base

limb, arms & legs

trunk, torso, hull (ship), hub of wheel

majestic plural, imperial we