Word Meaning 肝試し

きもだめし kimodameshi

肝試し is read as きもだめし (kimodameshi) and means test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

きもだめし

Romaji

kimodameshi

Writing Variants

  • キモ試し きもだめし kimodameshi
  • 肝だめし きもだめし kimodameshi
  • 胆試し きもだめし kimodameshi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 97701 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

きも

liver

肝心

かんじん

essential

肝臓

かんぞう

liver

肝要

かんよう

extremely important

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

肝心要

かんじんかなめ

crucial

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

肝葉

かんよう

lobe of the liver

Example Sentences

1

Now, as a test of courage, won't you go into that abandoned building over there? It's famous as a place haunted by spirits.