Memory phrase for the Kanji: 肝

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kimo

Left: body part 月/肉, right: dry 干 (laundry rack)

(no fluid flows out) A body part that is relatively dry, is the liver.

肉	body part, meat	The radical niku* is typically at the left side of a composition and drawn as: 月, which looks equal to: "moon, month 月" but has the meaning 'body part'.*
干	dry	The radical hoshi* stands for dry and looks like a drying rail/stand.*

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肝心	かんじん	essential, fundamental, crucial, vital
肝腎	かんじん	essential, fundamental, crucial, vital

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