Keyword
left to dry
- dry
- parch
- ebb
- recede
- interfere
- intercede
- Frequency
- #1349
- Strokes
- 3
- Grade
- 6
- JLPT (old)
- N2
- Heisig
- 1777
Readings
カン50%
ほ20%
ひ20%
ぼ10%
Mnemonic
Two sticks hold a line across the yard in the breeze, and a row of wet laundry hangs on it, left to dry.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
平flat南south幹trunk岸coast刊publish揺shake肝liver軒counter for houses汗sweat謡noh chanting遥far off竿pole叢conglomerate⺸屛奸wickedness幵put together幷combine忓concerned about扞restrain犴wild dog (not very large)邗an ancient place in the state of Wu旰sunset旱dry weather杆shield玕inferior variety of gem罕bird-catching net㟁shore姸beautiful矸rock姧wicked汧name of a river in Shandong臿to separate the grain from the husk虷worm衎give pleasure丵thick (grass)倂combine栞bookmark訐divulge豻prison
Used in vocabulary
干す
to air; to dry; to desiccate; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
Godan verb
干支
sexagenary cycle; 60-term cycle of 12 zodiac animals combined with 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar; currently used in Japan for years, historically also for days; 12-year Chinese zodiac
Noun
飲み干す
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
Godan verb