きも
kimo
JLPT N17 strokesKanjiLevel 76 - JLPT N1

Quick answer

肝 is the kanji for "Liver". A common reading is きも (kimo). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Liver

Also : Pluck · Nerve · Chutzpah

Readings

kunきも/ kimoonかん/ kan

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Example Sentences

肝心な場面に限っていつも電話が鳴る。

かんじんなばめんにかぎっていつもでんわがなる。

The phone always rings precisely at critical moments.

あの勇者の肝っ玉の大きさには驚かされる。

あのゆうしゃのきもったまのおおきさにはおどろかされる。

The great courage of that hero never fails to astonish.

Vocabulary using 肝

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