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N3Kanji
肝
liver, vital
Readings
- On
- カン
- Kun
- きも
Examples
肝臓（かんぞう）、肝心（かんじん）
liver, essential/vital
Note
On-reading (カン) is used in compounds; kun-reading (きも) is used standalone or with okurigana.
Questions that use this word
N1 3From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.
- N1N1 語彙
「肝を冷やす」の意味として最も適切なものはどれか。
Answer: 思わずぞっとして怖い思いをする
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