肝心 - kanjin | eevy Japanese Dictionary

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Example Sentences

なんであれ物事ものごとの本体ほんたいを捕とらえる事ことが肝心かんじんだ。

nandeare monogotono hontaio toraeru kotoga kanjinda.

No matter what the problem is, it's essential to get at the heart of the matter.

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Written Form

Rarely Used Kanji

Reading

Other Forms

Rarely Used Kanji

19 Variants Available

Essential 7 items

肝心かんじんじゃない

kanjinjanai

The negative form

1. Not essential; Not vital

★ Common

Adjective

#408230

肝心かんじんじゃなかった

kanjinjanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't essential.; Wasn't vital.

★ Common

Adjective

#1000567

肝心かんじんだ

kanjinda

The plain form used to end a sentence

1. Essential; Crucial

★ Common

Adjective

#58630

肝心かんじんだった

kanjindatta

The past form

1. Was essential; Was vital

★ Common

Adjective

#291092

肝心かんじんで

kanjinde

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. Important; Essential

★ Common

Adjective

#64181

肝心かんじんな

kanjinna

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Essential; Important

★ Common

Adjective

#14411

肝心かんじんに

kanjinni

Adverbial form: modifies a verb/adjective

1. Essentially; Fundamentally

★ Common

Adjective

#246162

Common 8 items

肝心かんじんじゃありません

kanjinjārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It's not the main point.; It's not the heart of the matter.

★ Common

Adjective

#1187116

肝心かんじんじゃありませんでした

kanjinjārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. It wasn't the main point.; It wasn't essential.

★ Common

Adjective

#1187116

肝心かんじんじゃないです

kanjinjanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's not important.; It doesn't matter.

★ Common

Adjective

#930896

肝心かんじんじゃなかったです

kanjinjanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. It wasn't essential.; It wasn't the main point.

★ Common

Adjective

#1187116

肝心かんじんでした

kanjindeshita

The polite past form

1. Was important; Was vital

★ Common

Adjective

#718221

肝心かんじんです

kanjindesu

The polite form

1. Essential; Important

★ Common

Adjective

#69634

肝心かんじんではありません

kanjindewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not important.; Not essential.

★ Common

Adjective

#1000567

肝心かんじんではありませんでした

kanjindewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not essential.; Was not vital.

★ Common

Adjective

#1187116

Advanced 4 items

肝心かんじんだったら

kanjindattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when vital; If/when crucial

★ Common

Adjective

#930896

肝心かんじんだろう

kanjindarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Likely; Probably

★ Common

Adjective

#432605

肝心かんじんであれば

kanjindeareba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when vital; If/when crucial

★ Common

Adjective

#1000567

肝心かんじんなら

kanjinnara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when vital; If/when crucial

★ Common

Adjective

#866112

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