Kanji

干

干

dry, parch, ebb, recede, interfere, intercede

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

3 strokes

Radical

干部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ほす, ほし-, -ぼし, ひる

Nanori (Name Reading)

たく, たて, ほす, もと, もとむ

Common Readings

カン, ひ…る, ほ…す

Example sentences

若干 じゃっかん
計画 に は 若干 の 修正 が 必要 だ 。

The plan needs some minor corrections.

干渉 かんしょう
親 は 子供 の 私生活 に 干渉 しすぎる べき で は ない 。

Parents should not interfere too much in their children's private lives.

飲み干す のみほす
彼 は ビール を 一気に 飲み干した

He drank up the beer in one gulp.

余り あまり
余り の 暑さ に 、 彼 は 冷たい 水 を 一気に 飲み干した 。

Because of the excessive heat, he drank the cold water all at once.

干す ほす
天気 が いい ので 、 洗濯物 を 外 に 干した 。

Since the weather is good, I hung the laundry outside to dry.

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.

梅干し うめぼし
酸っぱい 梅干し が 好き です 。

I like sour pickled plums.

自家製 じかせい
祖母 が 作った 自家製 の 梅干し は 、 とても 酸っぱい 。

The homemade pickled plums my grandmother made are very sour.

欄干 らんかん
橋 の 欄干 に 寄りかかって 川 を 眺めた 。

I leaned against the railing of the bridge and looked at the river.

Example Vocabulary

若干

じゃっかん

some; a few; slightly

干渉

かんしょう

interference; intervention; meddling

飲み干す

のみほす

to drink up; to drain (a glass)

干す

ほす

to dry; to air out; to empty

干し肉

ほしにく

干からびる

ひからびる

干物

ひもの

梅干し

うめぼし

pickled plum

欄干

らんかん

railing; balustrade; handrail

干上がる

ひあがる

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