肝 – Vocabulary details

肝きも

Meanings

Noun

1. liver; innards

そうすれば皮かわと肝きもが手てに入はいる。That way we'll get the skin and the liver.

2. courage; spirit; pluck; guts

事じ実じつ、私わたしは彼かの女じょの肝きもの太ふとさに感かん心しんしていた。In fact, I was impressed by her guts.

3. crux; essential point; key

when read as "きも, キモ"

ああ、それが今こん回かいの話はなしの肝きもさ。Ah, that is the crux of this story.

Alt. forms

Kanji used

肝

liver

Pitch accent

き

も

Used in: 1323

Used in vocabulary (29 in total)

肝きもに銘めいじる

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

肝きもを冷ひやす

to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death

肝きもが据すわる

to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel

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Examples (11 in total)

肝きもが食たべたい。

I want to eat liver.

肝きもも美お味いしいんだ。

The liver is tasty too, you know.

ああ、それが今こん回かいの話はなしの肝きもさ。

Ah, that is the crux of this story.