Kanji

What does the kanji 燥 mean?

燥 means dryness. On'yomi ソウ. Kun'yomi はしゃ.ぐ.

Quick facts
On'yomiソウ
Kun'yomiはしゃ.ぐ
Strokes17
Main radical火
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
On'yomi ソウKun'yomi はしゃ.ぐ
N2 · estimated, JLPT framework17 strokes

dryness

Memory hook

Fire (火) drying the water out of many mouths (品) and wood (木) — DRY, PARCHED.

Main radical

火fire 4 strokes

Stroke order · 17 strokes

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Common words

  • 乾燥かんそうdryness, dry (weather)

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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