胆
胆 — Gall bladder
gall bladder, courage, pluck, nerve
On’yomiタン (tan)
Kun’yomiきも (kimo)
Stroke order (9 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 胆
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大胆 | だいたん daitan | bold; daring; audacious |
| 胆石 | たんせき tanseki | gallstone |
| 落胆 | らくたん rakutan | discouragement; despondency; dejection |
| 胆汁 | たんじゅう tanjuu | bile; gall |
| 魂胆 | こんたん kontan | ulterior motive; plot; scheme |
Study notes
胆 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1449 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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