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肝胆 (kantan) Japanese meaning: liver and gall bladder | Kotomora
じ 字 Furigana
Expressions 肝かん 胆たん 相あい 照て らす be profoundly compatible; be inseparable; open one's heart to each other Kanji 胆 gall bladder, courage, pluck Related words 肝かん 心じん 肝胆 is about one's inner self or deep feelings, while 肝心 means 'essential' or 'crucial'.
心しん 肝かん 心肝 also means 'heart and liver' and can refer to one's innermost thoughts, but 肝胆 is more common in fixed expressions.
Etymology Compound of 肝 (liver) and 胆 (gall bladder). The figurative meaning 'inner being' comes from the traditional view of these organs as seats of courage and emotion.
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かれ
の
言こと
葉ば
が
私わたし
の
肝かん
胆たん
を
揺ゆ
さぶっ
た
。
His words stirred my innermost feelings.