肝
chutzpah, liver, nerve, pluck
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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Information
Grade:8
Strokes:7
JLPT:1
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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base, leg, lower part, skids, undercarriage
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arms & legs, limb
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imperial we, majestic plural
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month, moon
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牛
cow
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早
early, fast
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