# 胆 — gall bladder; courage

胆 means “gall bladder; courage”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: タン (tan). Kun'yomi: きも (kimo).

- Meaning: gall bladder; courage
- On'yomi: タン (tan)
- Kun'yomi: きも (kimo)
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Body & health 2

## How to remember 胆

Sounds like 旦: both read タン.

Parts: 月 moon; flesh · 旦 daybreak

## Don't confuse it with

[明](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/bright/) · [朝](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/morning/) · [有](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/possess/) · [担](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bear/)

## More in the “Body & health 2” set

[脚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/leg/) · [胞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cell/) · [肺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lungs/) · [胆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gall-bladder/) · [脈](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pulse/) · [眼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/eyeball/) · [疾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sickness/) · [菌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/germ/) · [髄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/marrow/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gall-bladder/. Last updated 2026-11-01.