肝きも

noun

liver; innards

Refers to the organ or edible liver; also used broadly for innards in cooking contexts.

• 焼やき鳥とりの肝きもが好すきです。

  I like chicken liver yakitori.

• 魚さかなの肝きもを取とってください。

  Please remove the fish innards.

noun

courage; guts; spirit

Metaphorical use likening courage to the liver; common in phrases like 肝が据わる (to have nerves of steel) or 肝を冷やす (to be scared stiff).

• 彼かれは肝きもが据すわっている。

  He has nerves of steel.

• あの事じ故こで肝きもを冷ひやした。

  That accident scared me stiff.

noun

crux; key point; essence

Only with reading きも / キモ

Used to indicate the most important part of something; often appears in phrases like 肝心 (essential) or 肝に銘じる (take to heart).

• この問もん題だいの肝きもは何なんですか。

  What is the crux of this problem?

• 先せん生せいの言こと葉ばを肝きもに銘めいじた。

  I took the teacher's words to heart.