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乾

drought
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingカン、ケン
Kun readingかわ.く、かわ.かす、ほ.す、ひ.る、いぬい
JōyōGrade 8

Popular Usage

乾く乾燥乾杯乾かす乾電池

Radicals and components

Radical乙secondComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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mist · ten (十) · needle (丨) · early (早) · sun (日) · day (日) · beg · reclining · lying down · fishhook

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 502

Compound words

乾くかわく
to get dry
乾燥かんそう
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); dehydration; desiccation
乾杯かんぱい
cheers; bottoms-up; prosit; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something)
乾かすかわかす
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
乾電池かんでんち
dry cell battery
乾物かんぶつ
dry provisions; dried food; dried goods; groceries
乾季かんき
dry season

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 乾

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