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肝

Kanji 肝: meaning "Liver, Pluck, Nerve", readings, stroke order

The kanji 肝 means "Liver, Pluck, Nerve". On'yomi: カン; kun'yomi: きも. JLPT N1 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Liver, Pluck, Nerve
On'yomi
カン
Kun'yomi
きも
Strokes
7
Level
JLPT N1
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 肝

  • 肝心 かんじん — essential, fundamental, crucial
  • 肝腎 かんじん — essential, fundamental, crucial

Stroke order · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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