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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1118 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 7

Meaning: liver, pluck, nerve, chutzpah

Kunyomi: きも

Onyomi: カン

Composition: 月 干

肝

Radical

Radical: 肉

Meaning: meat

Reading: にく

Frequency: 674

肉

Examples

Onyomi Examples

肝硬変 (カンコウヘン) cirrhosis (of the liver)

肝炎 (カンエン) hepatitis

肺肝 (ハイカン) lungs and livers, depths of one's heart, innermost heart

脂肪肝 (シボウカン) fatty liver

Kunyomi Examples

肝 (きも) liver, innards, courage, spirit, pluck, guts, crux, essential point, key

肝いり (きもいり) good offices, auspices, sponsorship, help, assistance, village official (during the Edo period)

群肝 (むらぎも) internal organs, entrails

あん肝 (あんきも) monkfish liver, goosefish liver

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