単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kanji compounds#4,807 most used

肝心

かんじん0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

essential; important

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

Whatever you're doing, starting off on the right foot is essential.

from Tatoeba · tommy__san

IN OTHER SENTENCES

The first step is the most important step.

from Tatoeba · small_snow

MEANING

1

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

adjectival noun · takes の · noun

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 肝心 this one meaning.

SOUNDS THE SAME

閑人person of leisure; idlerかんじん · not in tangoya
勧進temple solicitationかんじん
漢人chinese person (esp. han chinese)かんじん · not in tangoya

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#4,807 most used

Written肝心 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium