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Kanji Detail for 肝 - "liver, key point"

肝

  • Meaning

    肝 means "liver, key point." Also associated with heart.

    1. Liver - The liver organ.

    2. Heart - True feelings; inner thoughts.

    3. Key point - The essential part.

  • Words using 肝

    • 肝臓 かんぞう Listen liver
    • 肝炎 かんえん Listen hepatitis
    • 肝硬変 かんこうへん Listen cirrhosis (of the liver)
    • 肝要 かんよう Listen extremely important; essential; vital

  • Tattoo check: 肝

    • Verified meaning: liver, key point
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: heart

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    liver; pluck; nerve; chutzpah

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    liver

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    liver (CL:葉|叶[ye4]); (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game); (of a video game) involving a lot of repetition in order to progress; grindy

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    liver

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    An organ name. What brews bile and sends it to the gallbladder. Located in the upper right of the abdominal cavity. Reddish-brown in color. Divided into four lobes. | Colloquially, a person with passion is said to have 肝膽 (liver and gall).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kan(カン) カン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kimo(きも) きも

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    肉 月 (niku・nikuzuki)

  • Related Keywords

    liver heart key point core essential courage determination fortitude grit guts nerve organ spirit

Sentences including 肝

  • A good beginning makes a good ending.

  • That's the point.

  • Resignation is the first lesson of life.

  • These pills act on the liver.

  • We must keep calm.

  • I have a history of liver trouble.

  • Wine is bad for your liver.

  • Whatever you're doing, starting off on the right foot is essential.

  • Tom's kidneys and liver are in bad shape.

  • The first step is the most important step.

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