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Kanji Detail for 干 - "dry"

干

  • Meaning

    干 means "dry." Also associated with shield, to relate.

    1. Dry - To remove moisture; to desiccate.

    2. Shield - A defensive weapon; protection.

    3. Relate - To concern; to involve.

    4. Seek - To pursue; to desire.

  • Words using 干

    • 若干 じゃっかん Listen some; few; a number of
    • 干潟 ひがた Listen tidal flat; tideland
    • 干す ほす Listen to air; to dry; to desiccate
    • 梅干し うめぼし Listen umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum

  • Four-character idioms with 干

    • 内政干渉 ないせいかんしょう Listen interference in the domestic affairs of another country
    • 干天慈雨 かんてんじう Listen welcome (beneficial) rain in a drought; realization of something eagerly looked for; a welcome relief

  • Tattoo check: 干

    • Verified meaning: dry
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いくえ, かん, ほし, もとむ)
    • Also carries these associations: shield, to relate

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 干

    Given names 干(もとむ)Listen

    Surnames 干(いくえ)Listen 干(かん)Listen 干(ほし)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    dry; parch; ebb; recede; interfere; intercede

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    oppose, offend; invade; dried

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    old variant of 乾|干[gan1]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To offend. Such as 干犯, 干冒. | To seek. Seeking salary is 干祿. Making requests is 干求. | A shield. Made of leather. Used in battle to ward off weapons. | To defend. Such as 干城, meaning ministers who defend the state, like shields protecting the body. | A riverbank. Such as 河干, 江干. | A stem. 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸 are the ten stems. Also written as 十幹. Like the trunk and branches of a tree. | To be related to. 相干 is like saying "related to." Also the meaning of offending. | Individual. 若干 is an indefinite number, like "how many."

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kan(カン) カン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    boshi(ぼし) ぼし

    hiru(ひる) ひる

    ho.su(ほ-す) ほ-す

    hoshi(ほし) ほし

  • Strokes

    tip

    3 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    干 (kan・ichiju・hosu)

  • Related Keywords

    dry shield relate involve seek violate dried parched arid barrier defend dehydrate guard protect wither

Sentences including 干

  • You should not interfere in other people's business.

  • Air those shoes !

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