肝かん心じん
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Meanings
Na-adjective
No-adjective
Noun
1. essential; important; crucial; vital; main
Kanji used
Pitch accent
かんじん
Used in vocabulary
肝かん心じん要かなめ
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
No-adjective
Examples9
No matter what the problem is, it's essential to get at the heart of the matter.
It is not what you read but how you read it that counts.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
We must keep calm.
The accused spoke equivocally and didn't want to talk turkey.
We should try to be philosophical about life; wealth gained could also vanish.