Moto 肝: Liver; Pluck; NerveKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- カン
- Kun'yomi
- きも
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 96 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (カン)
- 肝臓かんぞうliver
- 肝心かんじんessential; important
- 肝炎かんえんhepatitis
- 肝硬変かんこうへんcirrhosis of the liver
- 肝要かんようextremely important; essential
- アルコール性肝障害アルコールせいかんしょうがいalcoholic liver disease
- ウイルス性肝炎ウイルスせいかんえんviral hepatitis
- 休肝日きゅうかんびteetotal day; day off drinking
- 劇症肝炎げきしょうかんえんacute hepatitis
- 固有肝動脈こゆうかんどうみゃくarteria hepatica propria; hepatic artery proper
- 心肝しんかんheart
- 慢性肝炎まんせいかんえんchronic hepatitis
- 流行性肝炎りゅうこうせいかんえんepidemic hepatitis
- 肝がんかんがんliver cancer (esp. hepatoma)
- 肝不全かんふぜんliver failure
- 肝動脈かんどうみゃくhepatic artery
- 肝吸虫かんきゅうちゅうChinese liver fluke (Clonorchis sinensis); Oriental liver fluke
- 肝心要かんじんかなめcrucial; key
- 肝所かんどころposition on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.)
- 肝機能かんきのうliver function
- 肝機能障害かんきのうしょうがいimpairment of liver function
- 肝油かんゆfish-liver oil (cod, shark, etc.)
- 肝炎ウイルスかんえんウイルスhepatitis virus
- 肝疾患かんしっかんliver disease
- 肝癌かんがんliver cancer (esp. hepatoma)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 肝きもliver; innards
- あん肝あんきもmonkfish liver; goosefish liver
- 度肝どぎもguts; pluck
- 度肝を抜くどぎもをぬくto astonish; to astound
- 村肝むらぎもinternal organs; entrails
- 村肝のむらぎものamassed feeling; build-up (of thoughts)
- 生き肝いきぎもliver taken from a living animal
- 砂肝すなぎもgizzard
- 群肝むらぎもinternal organs; entrails
- 群肝のむらぎものamassed feeling; build-up (of thoughts)
- 肝いりきもいりgood offices; auspices
- 肝が太いきもがふといbold; daring
- 肝が据わるきもがすわるto have guts; to be plucky
- 肝だめしきもだめしtest of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
- 肝ったまきもったまguts; pluck
- 肝っ玉きもったまguts; pluck
- 肝っ魂きもったまguts; pluck
- 肝に命ずるきもにめいずるto engrave in one's heart; to inscribe on one's liver
- 肝に銘じるきもにめいじるto be deeply impressed; to take to heart
- 肝に銘ずるきもにめいずるto engrave in one's heart; to inscribe on one's liver
- 肝をつぶすきもをつぶすto be frightened out of one's wits; to be amazed
- 肝を冷やすきもをひやすto be struck with terror; to be terrified
- 肝を据えるきもをすえるto do with determination
- 肝を潰すきもをつぶすto be frightened out of one's wits; to be amazed
- 肝入りきもいりgood offices; auspices
- 肝吸いきもすいeel-liver soup
- 肝煎りきもいりgood offices; auspices
Other readings
- ド肝どぎもguts; pluck
- ド肝を抜くどぎもをぬくto astonish; to astound
- 原発性胆汁性肝硬変げんぱつせいたんじゅうせいかんこうへんprimary biliary cirrhosis
- 肝ガンかんがんliver cancer (esp. hepatoma)
- 肝吸きもすいeel-liver soup
- 肝斑かんぱんchloasma; liver spot
- 肝煎きもいりgood offices; auspices
- 肝玉きもったまguts; pluck
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