肝心

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: S
しん > じん
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
肝腎

Etymology[edit]

From (kan, liver) + (shin, heart) or (jin, kidney).

is a daiyōji replacing .

Adjective[edit]

(かん)(じん) (kanjin-na (adnominal (かん)(じん) (kanjin na), adverbial (かん)(じん) (kanjin ni))

  1. (figurative) vital, essential, main

Inflection[edit]

Noun[edit]

(かん)(じん) (kanjin

  1. (figurative) that which is essential or fundamental

Usage notes[edit]

Prior to the addition of the character to the Jōyō Kanji List in 2010, that character was substituted with , producing 肝心. The new standard recommends 肝腎 instead, but 肝心 is still more widely used.

Okinawan[edit]

Kanji in this term
ちむ
Grade: S
くくる > ぐくる
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology[edit]

From (chimu, liver) + (kukuru, heart).

Noun[edit]

(ちむ)(ぐくる) (chimugukuru

  1. thoughtfulness, sincerity