肝

きも · kimo

JLPT N2

Meaning

liver; guts; courage; essence; vital point

Examples

• 彼は<b>肝</b>が据わっていて、どんな困難にも動じない。 — He has guts and isn't fazed by any difficulty.
• この問題の<b>肝</b>は、いかに効率的に資源を配分するかだ。 — The essence of this problem is how to efficiently allocate resources.
• 子供の頃、友達と廃屋で<b>肝試し</b>をした。 — When I was a child, I did a test of courage with friends in an abandoned house.