肝かん要よう

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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na-adjective, noun

essential; vital; crucial

A somewhat formal, emphatic word for something that is absolutely necessary or of the highest importance. Often used in serious contexts, instructions, or written advice.

安あん

全ぜん

確かく

認にん

は

肝かん

要よう

です

。

Safety checks are essential.

この計けい画かくには綿めん密みつな準じゅん備びが肝かん要ようだ。

Thorough preparation is crucial for this plan.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉が肝かん要ようである~ is essential/of vital importance
何なに事ごとも基き礎そが肝かん要ようである。
In anything, the basics are essential.
〈動どう詞し〉ことが肝かん要ようだit is essential to do ~
早はやめに対たい策さくを立たてることが肝かん要ようだ。
It is essential to put measures in place early.

Kanji

肝liver, pluck, nerve
要need, main point, essence

Related words· 6

重じゅう要ようN3
重要 is the everyday, general word for 'important', while 肝要 is a stronger, more formal term closer to 'absolutely essential'.
肝かん心じんN2
肝心 and 肝要 both mean 'essential' and are nearly interchangeable, but 肝心 feels slightly more natural in everyday speech while 肝要 leans literary or formal.
必ひつ要ようN4
必要 simply means 'necessary' or 'needed', whereas 肝要 stresses that something is critically important, not just required.
大たい切せつN5
大切 is a warmer, more common word for 'important/precious', while 肝要 is more formal and used to stress strict necessity.

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不ふ可か欠けつN2
不可欠 emphasizes that something is indispensable and cannot be left out, while 肝要 emphasizes overriding importance rather than mere indispensability.
主しゅ要ようN2
肝要 is a more literary word emphasizing that something is essential or crucial, while 主要 simply marks something as the main one among several options.

Opposites

些さ細さいN2
些細 describes something trivial or minor, the opposite of 肝要, which describes something of critical importance.

Etymology

Compound of 肝 (liver, considered a vital organ) and 要 (essential point, pivot). The combination conveys the idea of something as crucial as the liver is to the body.