乾
乾 — Drought
drought, dry, desiccate, drink up, heaven, emperor
On’yomiカン (kan)
On’yomiケン (ken)
Kun’yomiかわく (kawaku)
Kun’yomiかわかす (kawakasu)
Kun’yomiほす (hosu)
Kun’yomiひる (hiru)
Kun’yomiいぬい (inui)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 乾
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乾燥 | かんそう kansou | dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes) |
| 乾電池 | かんでんち kandenchi | dry cell battery |
| 乾かす | かわかす kawakasu | to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate |
| 乾く | かわく kawaku | to get dry |
| 乾物 | かんぶつ kanbutsu | dry provisions; dried food; dried goods |
| 乾季 | かんき kanki | dry season |
Study notes
乾 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1453 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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