胆 – gall bladder, courage, pluck

9 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1449 in newspaper frequencyN1 vocabulary

The kanji 胆 means gall bladder, courage, pluck, nerve. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is タン (tan); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is きも (kimo). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 肉 (no. 130).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	タン	tan
Kun’yomi	きも	kimo

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 肉 (Kangxi radical 130). Components: 一・月・日.

Words using 胆

大胆だいたんbold

Example sentences

私達は彼の大胆な企てに舌を巻いた。

We marveled at his bold attempt.

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Kanji with the same radical

能育脳背脱肉臓肝胸腕脅肩腐脚腹膨

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