肝胆

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 肝胆 – see 肝膽 (“liver and gallbladder; openheartedness; sincerity; etc.”).
(This term is the simplified form of 肝膽).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
肝 胆
かん
Grade: S 		たん
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
肝膽 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

肝(かん)胆(たん) • (kantan) 

  1. (literal) liver and gallbladder
  2. (figurative) sincerity; one's innermost feelings; one's true heart

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 “肝胆”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
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