JLPT N1 · 9 strokes
Kanji 胆: "gall bladder, courage, pluck"
The kanji 胆 means "gall bladder, courage, pluck, nerve". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read タン in on'yomi and きも in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
タン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
きも
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | gall bladder, courage, pluck, nerve |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1449 of 2,501 |
Common words with 胆
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 大胆bold; daring; audacious
- 落胆discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
- 魂胆ulterior motive; plot; scheme · complicated circumstances; intricacies
- 胆力courage; nerve; grit
- 豪胆bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid
- 大胆不敵daring; fearless; audacious; bold
- 竜胆gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri); autumn bellflower
- 心胆heart
- 胆汁bile; gall
- 心胆を寒からしめるto make a person's blood run cold
- 胆石gallstone
- 肝胆the liver and gall bladder; one's inner being
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