肝（きも）
JLPT N2 · noun
Pitch accent: odaka (tail-high) — high to the end, drops on a following particle (accent on mora 2)
Meaning: guts/liver
Example sentences
- いざという時に肝がすわっている。 — He stays composed when it really matters.
- 肝を冷やすような経験をした。 — I had an experience that scared the daylights out of me.
Idioms & proverbs containing “肝”
- 度肝を抜く (どぎもをぬく) — to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound; to take (someone) aback; to boggle the mind (of someone)
- 肝に銘じる (きもにめいじる) — to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; to engrave on one's liver
- 肝をつぶす (きもをつぶす) — to be flabbergasted; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be stunned
- 肝が据わる (きもがすわる) — to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
- 肝に銘ずる (きもにめいずる) — to engrave in one's heart; to inscribe on one's liver
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