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干

Kanji 干: meaning "Dry, Parch, Ebb", readings, stroke order

The kanji 干 means "Dry, Parch, Ebb". On'yomi: カン; kun'yomi: ほす、ひる. JLPT N2 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Dry, Parch, Ebb
On'yomi
カン
Kun'yomi
ほすひる
Strokes
3
Level
JLPT N2
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 干

  • 干す ほす — to air, to dry, to drink up
  • 梅干し うめぼし — dried plum
  • 干渉 かんしょう — interference, intervention
  • 若干 じゃっかん — some, few, number of
  • 干し～ ほし～ — dried ~
  • 干し物 ほしもの — dried washing (clothes

Stroke order · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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