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parch
Stroke count: 17

Readings

On readingソウ
Kun readingはしゃ.ぐ

Meanings

  1. parchRtK
  2. dry up
    ますI have dry skin.tatoeba
    当地ひどく湿気多いするIt gets very humid here in the summer. In the winter, on the other hand, it gets very dry.tatoeba

Popular Usage

乾燥

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Mnemonic (RtK)

fire () · furniture · wooden goods · mouth () · tree () · wood ()

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 228

Compound words

当地は夏がひどく湿気が多いが、逆に冬は乾する。
It gets very humid at home in summer; in winter, on the other hand, it gets very dry.tatoeba
椎茸を乾させて保存します。
We keep shiitake mushrooms dry.tatoeba

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