Kanji
What does the kanji 乾 mean?
乾 means dry, drying; heaven. On'yomi カン、ケン. Kun'yomi かわ.く、かわ.かす、ほ.す、ひ.る、いぬい.
Quick facts| On'yomi | カン、ケン |
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| Kun'yomi | かわ.く、かわ.かす、ほ.す、ひ.る、いぬい |
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| Strokes | 11 |
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| Main radical | 乙 |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N2 |
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乾On'yomi カン、ケンKun'yomi かわ.く、かわ.かす、ほ.す、ひ.る、いぬい
N2 · estimated, JLPT framework11 strokes
dry, drying; heaven
Memory hook
The sun drawing the water out of the plants until they are dry — DRY, HEAVENS.
Stroke order · 11 strokes
Common words
- 乾くかわくto dry, to become dry (on its own)
- 乾杯かんぱいcheers, a toast
- 乾燥かんそうdryness, dry (weather)
- 乾かすかわかすto dry (something)
- 乾電池かんでんちdry-cell battery
