胆 — kanji meaning “gall bladder”
胆
gall bladder, courage, pluck, nerve
- Meanings
- gall bladder, courage, pluck, nerve
- On'yomi
- タン (tan)
- Kun'yomi
- きも
- Name readings
- い、まこと
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1449 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 130
- Chinese reading
- dǎn — Chinese character page
Words with 胆
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大胆 | だいたん daitan | bold; daring; audacious |
| 落胆 | らくたん rakutan | discouragement; despondency; dejection |
| 魂胆 | こんたん kontan | ulterior motive; plot; scheme |
| 胆汁 | たんじゅう tanjuu | bile; gall |
| 胆石 | たんせき tanseki | gallstone |
| 胆嚢 | たんのう tannou | gallbladder; gall bladder |
| 竜胆 | りんどう rindou | gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri); autumn bellflower |
| 胆力 | たんりょく tanryoku | courage; nerve; grit |
| 豪胆 | ごうたん goutan | bold; daring; dauntless |
| 臥薪嘗胆 | がしんしょうたん gashinshoutan | going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance |
| 肝胆 | かんたん kantan | the liver and gall bladder; one's inner being |
| 海胆 | うに uni | sea urchin |
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