Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 肝心(かんじん) in Japanese

肝心, 肝腎
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
かんじん
Romaji
kanjin
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    essential; fundamental; crucial; vital; main
    Example sentence
    落ち着き肝心です We must keep calm.

Examples of 肝心, 肝腎, かんじん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

13 strokes

kidney

On'Yomi: ジン

Kun'Yomi:

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JLPT 1

7 strokes

liver, pluck, nerve, chutzpah

On'Yomi: カン

Kun'Yomi: きも

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JLPT 4

4 strokes

heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

On'Yomi: シン

Kun'Yomi: こころ, -ごころ

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