Dictionary / Vocabulary / 肝心
かんじん
essential; important; crucial; vital
JLPT N1 common word Also written 肝腎
落ち着きが肝心です。
We must keep calm.
人生はあきらめが肝心。設けた財産も消えさることがありうるのだから。
We should try to be philosophical about life; wealth gained could also vanish.
始めが肝心。
A good beginning makes a good ending.