肝
肝 — Liver
liver, pluck, nerve, chutzpah
On’yomiカン (kan)
Kun’yomiきも (kimo)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 肝
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肝 | きも kimo | liver; innards; courage |
| 肝臓 | かんぞう kanzou | liver |
| 肝心 | かんじん kanjin | essential; important; crucial |
| 肝炎 | かんえん kanen | hepatitis |
| 肝硬変 | かんこうへん kankouhen | cirrhosis (of the liver) |
| 肝要 | かんよう kanyou | extremely important; essential; vital |
Study notes
肝 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1118 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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