Keyword
liver
Info
FrequencyTop 1400-1500
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 3
Heisig1778
Readings
かん
(62%)
きも
(31%)
ぎも
(5%)
Composed of
moon
left to dry
Used in vocabulary (100 in total)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
cirrhosis (of the liver)
to be flabbergasted; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be stunned
bold; daring; unflappable
the liver and gall bladder; one's inner being
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to be flabbergasted; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be stunned
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
liver taken from a living animal
to be profoundly compatible; to be inseparable; to be so close as to reveal to each other the bottom of one's heart
to engrave in one's heart; (lit.) to inscribe on one's liver
eel-liver soup
monkfish liver; goosefish liver
fish-liver oil (cod, shark, etc.)
hepatocyte; liver cell
liver disease; liver disorder; hepatic disease
teetotal day; day off drinking; (lit.) liver rest day
to do with determination
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
hepatic duct
liver cancer (esp. hepatoma)
liver cancer (esp. hepatoma)
lungs and livers; depths of one's heart; innermost heart
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
to be profoundly compatible; to be inseparable; to be so close as to reveal to each other the bottom of one's heart
arteria hepatica propria; hepatic artery proper; proper hepatic artery
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
liver cancer (esp. hepatoma)
chloasma; liver spot
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux
lobe of the liver
monkfish liver; goosefish liver
deep impression
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
to engrave in one's heart; (lit.) to inscribe on one's liver
eel-liver soup
Chinese liver fluke (Clonorchis sinensis); Oriental liver fluke
sheep liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica)
amassed feeling; build-up (of thoughts)
amassed feeling; build-up (of thoughts)
internal organs; entrails
internal organs; entrails
hepatic portal vein
Congestive hepatopathy
beefsteak fungus (Fistulina hepatica); beefsteak mushroom
Examples (10 in total)
That's the point.
The first step is the most important step.
Some drugs cause liver damage.