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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
  1. to get dry

Popular Usage

乾く乾燥乾杯乾かす乾電池

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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
乾季かんき
dry season
乾燥するかんそうする
to dry; to become dry
乾物かんぶつ
dry provisions; dried food; dried goods; groceries
乾きかわき
drying
乾しほし
drying
乾鰯ほしか
fertilizer made from dried sardines
乾果かんか
dry fruit (e.g. nuts, legumes, follicles)
乾咳からせき
dry cough
乾舷かんげん
freeboard
乾固かんこ
drying and hardening
乾枯かんこ
completely drying up
乾坤けんこん
heaven and earth
乾菜かんさい
dried vegetables
乾材かんざい
dry lumber
乾鮭からざけ
dried salted salmon
乾湿かんしつ
degree of humidity
乾拭からぶき
polishing with a dry cloth
乾蝕かんしょく
dry rot
乾鱈ほしだら
dried cod

Additional Examples

彼の成功を祈って乾杯しよう。
Let's drink to his success.tatoeba
肌が乾燥しています。
I have dry skin.tatoeba
当地は夏はひどく湿気が多いが、逆に冬は乾燥する。
It gets very humid here in the summer. In the winter, on the other hand, it gets very dry.tatoeba
乾くのを待って色調の出るまで何回でも重ね塗りをする。
Wait till it dry, then repeat painting again and again until the target tint is obtained.wiki
菟がその通りにすると、海水が乾くにつれて身の皮が風に吹き裂かれた。
When the hare did as he was told his skin cracked as the seawater dried with the blowing wind.wiki
次に型からはずした墨を乾かす。
Then remove the ink from the mold, and dry it.wiki
その後に乾かすとできるのである。
It is completed after drying.wiki

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 乾

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step