肝腎

かんじん · kanjin · JLPT N1 · na-adj

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肝 — flesh radical 月 (肉) + 干 gān phonetic
A semantic-phonetic compound. The left side 月 is the 'flesh/meat' radical (from 肉), used for body organs. The right side 干 supplies the sound 'gān'. Together they denote the liver, an internal organ.

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