Kanji

汗

汗

sweat, perspire

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あせ

Common Readings

カン, あせ

Example sentences

汗 あせ
暑い 中 を 走った ので 、 全身 に 汗 を かいた 。

I ran in the heat, so I broke out in a sweat all over my body.

流す ながす
彼 は 運動 の 後 に シャワー で 汗 を 流した 。

He washed away the sweat with a shower after exercising.

冷や汗 ひやあせ
パスポート を 忘れた こと に 気づいて 、 冷や汗 を かいた 。

I broke out in a cold sweat when I realized I had forgotten my passport.

汗をかく あせをかく
夏 の 日差し の 中 で 走る と 、 ひどく 汗をかく 。

Running in the summer heat makes me sweat a lot.

汗ばむ あせばむ
坂道 を 登っている と 、 背中 が 少し 汗ばんできた 。

As I was climbing the slope, my back became a little sweaty.

汗を流す あせをながす
彼 は プロジェクト を 成功 させる ため 、 毎日 深夜 まで 汗を流している 。

He is working hard late into the night every day to make the project a success.

脂汗 あぶらあせ
激しい 痛み に 耐えながら 、 彼 は 脂汗 を 流していた 。

While enduring the intense pain, he was breaking out in a cold sweat.

Example Vocabulary

汗

あせ

sweat; perspiration

冷や汗

ひやあせ

cold sweat

汗をかく

あせをかく

to sweat; to perspire; to work hard

汗ばむ

あせばむ

to become sweaty; to be damp with sweat

汗を流す

あせをながす

to work hard; to exert oneself; to wash off sweat

脂汗

あぶらあせ

cold sweat; greasy sweat

汗だく

あせだく

汗臭い

あせくさい

汗まみれ

あせまみれ

寝汗

ねあせ

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