Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb

    to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; to engrave on one's liver

    Idiomatic expression

    彼の忠告を肝に銘じて忘れるな。
    Bear his advice in mind.

Also written 肝に命じる【きもにめいじる】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

liver, pluck, nerve, chutzpah

Kun
きも
On
カン
Strokes
7
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1118 of 2500
Radical
meat
WaniKani
Level 42

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-4-3SKIP code
4b3.2The Kanji Dictionary
7124.0Four corner code
3955deroo
809dUnicode hex code
1-20-46JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3731Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4762New Nelson (John Haig)
841New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1045Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
563Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
747Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1649Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1778Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1410A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
408Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1516Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
29273Morohashi
1096A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1272Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1346Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1666Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1134Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1107Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1022Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1664Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gan1Pinyin reading
ganKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
42WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

inscription, signature (of artisan)

On
メイ
Strokes
14
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1394 of 2500
Radical
gold
WaniKani
Level 50

Built from

Used in names as

たか

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-8-6SKIP code
8a6.4The Kanji Dictionary
8716.0Four corner code
2877deroo
9298Unicode hex code
1-44-35JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4852Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6265New Nelson (John Haig)
1724New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2158Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1135Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1536Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
275Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
293Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1182A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2155Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1731Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
40385Morohashi
1847A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1552Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1654Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1848Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1738Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1600Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1822Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
281Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ming2Pinyin reading
myeongKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
50WaniKani level