# 肝 — liver; nerve

肝 means “liver; nerve”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: カン (kan). Kun'yomi: きも (kimo). You'll see it in words such as 肝 (kimo, “liver; innards”).

- Meaning: liver; nerve
- On'yomi: カン (kan)
- Kun'yomi: きも (kimo)
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Body & health 1

## How to remember 肝

Sounds like 干: both read カン.

Parts: 月 moon; flesh · 干 dry; drying rack

## Words with 肝

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 肝 | きも (kimo) | liver; innards |

## More in the “Body & health 1” set

[姿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/figure/) · [筋](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/muscle/) · [聴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/listen/) · [患](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/patient/) · [傷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wound/) · [診](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/examine-a-patient/) · [症](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/symptom/) · [肝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/liver/) · [剤](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dose/)

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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/liver/. Last updated 2026-11-01.