肝 – vocab dash

Keyword

liver

pluck
nerve
chutzpah

Frequency: #1118
Strokes: 7
Grade: 8
JLPT (old): N1
Heisig: 1778

Readings

カン83%

きも17%

Mnemonic

Under the full moon a werewolf rips out a victim's liver and hangs it on the clothesline, left to dry like dark red jerky flapping in the wind.

Stroke order

Composed of

月moon 干left to dry

Used in vocabulary

肝きも

liver; innards; courage; spirit; pluck; guts; crux; essential point; key

Noun

肝かん臓ぞう

liver

Noun

肝かん心じん

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

Na-adjective

肝かん炎えん

hepatitis

Noun

肝かん硬こう変へん

cirrhosis (of the liver)

Noun

肝かん要よう

extremely important; essential; vital; crucial

Na-adjective

度ど肝ぎも

guts; pluck; nerve; spirit

Noun

肝きもっ玉たま

guts; pluck; nerve; spirit

Noun

肝きもいり

good offices; auspices; sponsorship; help; assistance

Noun

肝かん油ゆ

fish-liver oil (cod, shark, etc.)

Noun

肝かん不ふ全ぜん

liver failure

Noun

肝かん胆たん

the liver and gall bladder; one's inner being

Noun

肝きも吸すい

eel-liver soup

Noun

肝かん所どころ

position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux

Noun