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胆 means 'gall bladder'

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Strokes : 9    Frequency: 1607   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-26    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 19 words   Used in 50 words   Used in 25 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
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   タン
Kun
   gall bladder, courage
Additional readings
Kun    きも gall bladder, courage, pluck, nerve
Name    い   まこと
Variants
膽  
Notes
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Find out how 胆 and 肝 (liver) enjoy an incredibly close relationship. They're often interchangeable and collectively serve as a metaphor for profound compatibility. These organs supposedly work together to govern our minds and hearts, with the gallbladder supplying courage. Learn about a long-standing theory that bodily fluids such as bile even determine personality traits.
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⿰  ⺼ (肉) body part  旦 dawn  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 胆 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 胆 is used 43 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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タン : 38 words FIND ALL
だ い た ん 3
bold; daring; audacious
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きも : 2 words FIND ALL
き も だ ま 4 き も だ ま 5
noun
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
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きも (read as ぎも) : 3 words FIND ALL
ど ぎ も 3 ど ぎ も 0
noun
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
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胆
タン    gall bladder, courage   
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⺼
ニク body part   
旦
タン   ダン    dawn   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
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