乾
dessicate, drink up, drought, dry, emperor, heaven
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
11 / 11
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:11
JLPT:2
Frequency:1453
Vocabulary
カン
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乾燥 | カンソウ | dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); dehydration; desiccation; insipidity |
| 乾電池 | カンデンチ | dry cell battery |
| 乾物 | カンブツ | dry provisions; dried food; dried goods; groceries |
| 乾季 | カンキ | dry season |
| 乾燥機 | カンソウキ | drying machine; dryer; desiccator |
ケン
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乾坤 | ケンコン | heaven and earth; universe |
| 乾徳 | ケントク | emperor's virtue |
| 乾位 | ケンイ | northwest |
| 乾元 | ケンゲン | Kengen era (1302.11.21-1303.8.5) |
| 乾隆 | ケンリュウ | Qianlong era (of emperor Gaozong of Qing; 1735-1796) |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乾かす | かわかす | to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate |
| 乾く | かわく | to get dry |
| 乾杯 | かんぱい | cheers; bottoms-up; prosit; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry |
| 乾す | ほす | to air; to dry; to desiccate; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc. |
| 飲み乾す | のみほす | 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) |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
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菓
cakes, candy, fruit
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軒
counter for houses, eaves, flats
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車
car
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某
a certain, one, so-and-so, that person
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軟
soft
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achieve, carry out, complete, end, finish, fruit, reward, succeed
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連
clique, connect, gang, join, lead, party, take along
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