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キモ
Meanings
Noun
1. liver; innards
That way we'll get the skin and the liver.
2. courage; spirit; pluck; guts
In fact, I was impressed by her guts.
3. crux; essential point; key
when read as "きも, キモ"
Ah, that is the crux of this story.
Alt. forms
肝きも
46%
キモ
21%
胆きも
16%
きも
14%
Pitch accent
キ
モ
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Used in: 756
Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)
monkfish liver; goosefish liver
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
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Examples (11 in total)
I want to eat liver.
The liver is tasty too, you know.
Ah, that is the crux of this story.
I think that's the crux.
That way we'll get the skin and the liver.
It's embarrassing to admit, but I'm surprisingly timid.
That is the crux of this contest.
Some drugs cause liver damage.
In fact, I was impressed by her guts.
I don't have the nerve to not care what people think.
The key to negotiating is how you get your demands accepted.