| Kanji | 肝 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | カン |
| Kunyomi | きも |
| English | liver, pluck, nerve, chutzpah |
| Examples | 肝心(かんじん): essential; fundamental; crucial; vital; main |
| JLPT Level | 1 |
| Jouyou Grade | S |
| Frequency | 1118 |
| Components | 肉: meat 干: dry; parch |
| Number of Strokes | 7 |
| Kanji Radical | 肉 |
| Radical Number | 130 |
| Radical Strokes | 6 |
| Radical Reading | にく・にくづき |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | liver |
| Koohii Story 1 | Well you all know that the liver is the part of the body that would be quite grateful if you led a dry lifestyle (i.e. no alcohol). |
| Koohii Story 2 | The slaughterhouse prefers to ship dried liver to the supermarkets (can you imagine boxes soaked in blood on the truck that delivers them?). Imagine them lifting the slabs of flesh and hanging them on the clothesline to dry. |
| RTK Index | 1649 |
Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500, kanji_body_organ.torso
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