Japanese Word Entry
肝試し| Kana: | きもだめし |
| Romaji: | kimodameshi |
| Definition: | test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard), dare |
| Alternative forms: | 肝だめし 、 膽試し 〔胆試し〕 |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 肝 | liver, pluck, nerve, chutzpah |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄍㄢ (gān) |
| Cantonese: | gon1 |
| Japanese: | カン (kan) / きも (kimo) |
| Korean: | 간 (gan) |
| Vietnamese: | can, gan |
| 試 | test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄕˋ (shì) |
| Cantonese: | si3, si5 |
| Japanese: | シ (shi) / こころ.みる (kokoromiru)、 ため.す (tamesu) |
| Korean: | 시 (si) |
| Vietnamese: | thí |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 试 |
| 膽 | gall bladder, bravery, courage |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄉㄢˇ (dǎn) |
| Cantonese: | daam2 |
| Japanese: | タン (tan) / きも (kimo) |
| Korean: | 담 (dam) |
| Vietnamese: | đảm |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 胆 |
| Simplified Japanese form: | 胆 |