Kanji 干: "dry, parch, ebb"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 干

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 若じゃっ干かんsome; few; a number of; a little (bit) · somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
• 干かん渉しょうinterference; intervention; meddling
• 飲のみ干ほすto drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass)
• 干ほすto air; to dry; to desiccate · to drain (off)
• 干ひるto dry (up); to become parched · to ebb; to recede
• 欄らん干かんrailing; guard rail; handrail; banister · (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars)
• 干ひからびるto dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry · to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
• 干ほし肉にくdried meat; jerky
• 干ひ物ものdried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
• 梅うめ干ぼしumeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
• 干ひ上あがるto dry up; to parch; to ebb away
• 不ふ干かん渉しょうabstention; nonintervention; noninterference

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