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肝

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • liver
  • pluck
  • nerve
  • chutzpah

On'yomi (音読み)

  • カン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • きも
Strokes
7
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1830
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
肉#130 · meat

Components

Common Words

  • 肝炎かんえんNounhepatitis
  • 肝臓かんぞうNounliver
  • 肝要かんようna-Adj.extremely important, essential, vital, crucial
  • 肝心かんじんna-Adj.essential, important, crucial, vital, main
  • 肝硬変かんこうへんNouncirrhosis (of the liver)
  • 肝油かんゆNounfish-liver oil (cod, shark, etc.)
  • 肝胆かんたんNounthe liver and gall bladder, one's inner being
  • 肝葉かんようNounlobe of the liver

Practice in Kanjiru

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Related Kanji

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