肝心

肝腎

Reading

Kana: かんじん
Romaji: kanjin
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Definition

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essential; fundamental; crucial; vital; main

Kanji

Readings: カン、 きも
Meanings: liver, pluck, nerve, chutzpah
Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ
Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)
Reading: ジン
Meaning: kidney

Example Sentences

(はじ)めが肝心(かんじん)
➥A good beginning makes a good ending.
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()()きが肝心(かんじん)です。
➥We must keep calm.
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なんであれ物事(ものごと)本体(ほんたい)()らえる(こと)肝心(かんじん)だ。
➥It is essential to get at the heart of the matter, no matter what they are.
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何事(なにごと)(あきら)めが肝心(かんじん)だ。
➥Resignation is the first lesson of life.
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何事(なにごと)最初(さいしょ)肝心(かんじん)だよな。
➥Whatever you're doing, starting off on the right foot is essential.
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肝心(かんじん)なのは(なに)()むかではなくて、どう()むかだ。
➥It is not what you read but how you read it that counts.
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