Word Meaning 肝心要

かんじんかなめ kanjinkaname

肝心要 is read as かんじんかなめ (kanjinkaname) and means crucial.

Meaning

English

crucial
key
most important
main (point)

Reading

Kana

かんじんかなめ

Romaji

kanjinkaname

Writing Variants

肝腎要 かんじんかなめ kanjinkaname

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 49955 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

肝要

かんよう

extremely important

肝心

かんじん

essential

心肝

しんかん

heart

肝

きも

liver

肝臓

かんぞう

liver

肝硬変

かんこうへん

cirrhosis (of the liver)

肝炎

かんえん

hepatitis

肝不全

かんふぜん

liver failure

肝機能

かんきのう

liver function

肝機能障害

かんきのうしょうがい

impairment of liver function

肝移植

かんいしょく

liver transplant

肝試し

きもだめし

test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)

Example Sentences

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.