Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 肝心要(かんじんかなめ) in Japanese

肝心要
Kana Reading
かんじんかなめ
Romaji
kanjinkaname
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    the main point
    Example sentence
    そう言えば、肝心要の部分を何も決めていなかった。 Now that you mention it, I wasn't involved in the decision-making for the vital part.

Examples of 肝心要, かんじんかなめ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

肝 JLPT 1

7 strokes

liver, pluck, nerve, chutzpah

On'Yomi: カン

Kun'Yomi: きも

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心 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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要 JLPT 3

9 strokes

need, main point, essence, pivot, key to

On'Yomi: ヨウ

Kun'Yomi: い.る, かなめ

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