Kanji

乾

drought, dry, dessicate, drink up, heaven, emperor

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

乙部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カン, ケン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かわく, かわかす, ほす, ひる, いぬい

Nanori (Name Reading)

いぬい, かみ, きみ, すすむ, たけし, つとむ, ふ

Common Readings

カン, かわ…かす, かわ…く

Example sentences

乾く かわく
洗濯物がよく乾くように、外に干した。

I hung the laundry outside so it would dry well.

浸す ひたす
乾いた豆を調理する前に、一晩水に浸しておく必要がある。

Before cooking dried beans, it is necessary to soak them in water overnight.

乾杯 かんぱい
彼の昇進を祝して、みんなで乾杯した。

We all toasted to celebrate his promotion.

船出 ふなで
新しい人生の船出を祝って、乾杯しましょう。

Let's toast to celebrate the start of a new life.

乾燥 かんそう
冬は空気が乾燥しているので、肌のケアが欠かせない。

The air is dry in winter, so skin care is essential.

唇 くちびる
寒いので、唇が乾燥してしまった。

My lips got dry because it's cold.

乾かす かわかす
濡れた髪をドライヤーで乾かす。

Dry wet hair with a hair dryer.

塩田 えんでん
海辺の塩田では、夏の日差しで海水をゆっくり乾かす。

At the salt field by the sea, seawater is slowly dried in the summer sun.

Example Vocabulary

乾く

かわく

to dry, to become dry

乾杯

かんぱい

toast; cheers; drinking up

乾燥

かんそう

dryness / drying

乾かす

かわかす

to dry (something)

乾

けん

乾ききる

かわききる

乾き

かわき

乾燥機

かんそうき

無味乾燥

むみかんそう

乾す

ほす

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