This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: カン、きも
Romaji: kan, kimo
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

liver, pluck, nerve, chutzpah

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  130
Frequency:  1118
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-4-3
Korean Reading:  gan
Chinese Reading:  gan1
Unicode:  809d
JIS:  344E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 841
Nelson Index: 3731
New Nelson Index: 4762
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4b3.2
Four Corner Index: 7124.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1096
Gakken Index: 1410
Japanese Names Index: 408
Daikanwanjiten Index: 29273
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0254
Remembering the kanji Index: 1649
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1666
Kodansha Compact Index: 1022
Kanji in Context Index: 1107
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 563
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 747
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1664
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1778
Essential Kanji Index: 1516
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1045
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3955
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1134

Words

(きも、たん)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; pluck; guts; crux; essential point
肝炎 (かんえん)
hepatitis
肝硬変 (かんこうへん)
cirrhosis of the liver
肝胆相照らす (かんたんあいてらす)
to be profoundly compatible; to be inseparable; to be so close as to reveal to each other the bottom of one's heart
肝臓移植 (かんぞういしょく)
liver transplantation
肝臓 (かんぞう)
liver
肝心 (かんじん)
essential; fundamental; crucial; vital; main
肝っ魂 (きもったま、きもだま)
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
肝胆 (かんたん)
the liver and gall bladder; one's inner being
肝臓がん (かんぞうがん)
liver cancer
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