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肝心
肝腎
rarely-used kanji form
Readings

kanjin
English
NA-adjective/adjectival noun (keiyodoshi)
May take the particle 'no'
Noun (futsuumeishi)
essential, important, crucial, vital, main

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Kanjis
ON: カン KUN: きも
liver, pluck, nerve, chutzpah

Stroke: 7 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-4-3 FC: 7124.4


ON: シン KUN: こころ, -ごころ
heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

Stroke: 4 Grade: 2 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 1-1-3 FC: 3300.0


ON: ジン
kidney

Stroke: 13 SKIP: 2-9-4 FC: 7722.2


Phrases
なんであれ物事の本体を捕らえる事が肝心だ。
Parts: 何であれ (なんであれ) 物事 (ものごと) 本体 (ほんたい) 捕らえる (とらえる) (こと) 肝心 (かんじん)
No matter what the problem is, it's essential to get at the heart of the matter.