肝試し

きもだめし

Also written 胆試し

Meanings

1. Noun test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)

Kanji

• 肝 liver. Read as きも.
• 試 test. Read as ためす.

Example sentences

• これから肝試しにあそこの廃墟ビルに行かないか？心霊スポットで有名なんだってよ。
  Now, as a test of courage, won't you go into that abandoned building over there? It's famous as a place haunted by spirits.

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