乾 — kanji meaning “drought”
乾
drought, dry, desiccate, drink up, heaven, emperor
- Meanings
- drought, dry, desiccate, drink up, heaven, emperor
- On'yomi
- カン (kan)、ケン (ken)
- Kun'yomi
- かわ.く、かわ.かす、ほ.す、ひ.る、いぬい
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1453 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 5
- Chinese reading
- gān, qián — Chinese character page
Words with 乾
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乾燥 | かんそう kansou | dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes) |
| 乾杯 | かんぱい kanpai | cheers; bottoms-up; prosit |
| 乾電池 | かんでんち kandenchi | dry cell battery |
| 乾季 | かんき kanki | dry season |
| 乾かす | かわかす kawakasu | to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate |
| 乾物 | かんぶつ kanbutsu | dry provisions; dried food; dried goods |
| 乾く | かわく kawaku | to get dry |
| 乾き | かわき kawaki | drying; dryness |
| 乾パン | かんパン kanpan | cracker; hard biscuit; hardtack |
| 乾麺 | かんめん kanmen | dried noodles |
| 乾式 | かんしき kanshiki | dry (method); dry-type; without using water |
| 乾性 | かんせい kansei | dry; dryness; dry (pleurisy) |
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