noun

  1. the liver and gall bladder, one's inner being.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
肝胆 かんたん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

liver, pluck, nerve
カン きも (8th, N1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)
gall bladder, courage, pluck
タン きも い (8th, N1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)