I Love Kanji肝心 (kanjin)
肝心 (かんじん, kanjin) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “essential; important”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- かんじん
- Romaji
- kanjin
- Word class
- な-adjective
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- essential; important; crucial; vital; main · な-adjective, noun taking の, noun
Example sentences
なんであれ物事の本体を捕らえる事が肝心だ。
No matter what the problem is, it's essential to get at the heart of the matter.
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 肝心
な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Present (plain) | 肝心だ | かんじんだ kanjinda |
| Present (polite) | 肝心です | かんじんです kanjindesu |
| Negative | 肝心じゃない | かんじんじゃない kanjinjanai |
| Past | 肝心だった | かんじんだった kanjindatta |
| Negative past | 肝心じゃなかった | かんじんじゃなかった kanjinjanakatta |
| Te-form | 肝心で | かんじんで kanjinde |
| Before a noun | 肝心な | かんじんな kanjinna |
| Adverb (~ni) | 肝心に | かんじんに kanjinni |
Kanji in 肝心
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 肝心.
肝腎かんじんessential心こころmind心配しんぱいworry熱心ねっしんzealous安心あんしんpeace of mind心臓しんぞうheart心理しんりstate of mind感心かんしんadmiration関心かんしんconcern決心けっしんdetermination用心ようじんcare中心ちゅうしんcenter苦心くしんpains心身しんしんmind and body
Source: JMdict entry 1590870 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.