肝心かんじんkanjin肝かん心じん肝かん心じんShow answer(Space)Suspend(@)肝かん心じん肝かん心じんkanjinCommonRelative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)CommonJLPT N2Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardestJLPT N2な-adj.Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)な-adj.の-adj.Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'の-adj.Noun (common)Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)Noun (common)essential; important; crucial; vital; mainEXAMPLE何事(なにごと)も最初(さいしょ)が肝心(かんじん)だよな。Whatever you're doing, starting off on the right foot is essential.肝かん心じん肝かん心じんkanjinessential; important; crucial; vitalWhat does 肝心 mean in English?essential; important; crucial; vital; main(adj-na, adj-no, n)Search the picture dictionary for 肝心