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干

dry
Stroke count: 3

Readings

On readingカン
Kun readingほ.す、ほ.し-、-ぼ.し、ひ.る
Grade 6KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. dryRtK
  2. parch
  3. ebb
  4. recede
  5. interfere
  6. intercede

Popular Usage

RadicalComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

clothesline

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1777

Compound words

飲み干すのみほす
to drink up
刈り干すかりほす
to cut and dry (in the sun)
干しほし
drying
干菓子ひがし
dry Japanese confectionery
干海苔ほしのり
dried edible seaweed
乾干しからぼし
sun-dried fish or vegetables
干し物ほしもの
things dried in the sun (esp. clothes, dyed cloth, etc.)

Stroke Order

3 strokes

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