Entry
  1. Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

    crucial; key; most important; main (point)

    そう言えば、肝心要の部分を何も決めていなかった。
    Now that you mention it, I wasn't involved in the decision-making for the vital part.

Also written 肝腎要【かんじんかなめ】

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Characters in this word

3
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

heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

Kun
こころ、-ごころ
On
シン
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
157 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-1-3, 4-4-4SKIP code
4k0.1The Kanji Dictionary
3300.0Four corner code
358deroo
5fc3Unicode hex code
1-31-20JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1645Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1780New Nelson (John Haig)
11New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
11Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
595Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
639Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
139A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
49Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
80Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10295Morohashi
147A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
97Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
97Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
95sakade
172Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
164henshall3
96Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
64crowley
172Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.14busy_people
766Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
602Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xin1Pinyin reading
simKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

need, main point, essence, pivot, key to

Kun
い.る、かなめ
On
ヨウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
106 of 2500
Radical
cover
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Used in names as

とし

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-6-3SKIP code
3e6.11The Kanji Dictionary
1040.4Four corner code
3269deroo
8981Unicode hex code
1-45-55JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4274Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5515New Nelson (John Haig)
2635New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3263Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1683Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2290Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1604Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1730Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
117A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1218Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
262Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34768PMorohashi
593A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
419Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
425Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
729sakade
887Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
623henshall3
536Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
78crowley
424Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.16busy_people
1639Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1618Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yao4, yao1Pinyin reading
yoKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level