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Kanji 乾

11 strokes

Meaning

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

On'yomi
カンケン
Kun'yomi
かわくかわかすほすひるいぬい
Strokes
11
JLPT
N2
School grade
Secondary school
Kanken
4級
Frequency
#1453 / 2500

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Words with 乾

  • 乾く

    かわく

    to get dry

    N4
  • 乾燥

    かんそう

    dry, arid, dehydrated

    N3
  • 乾かす

    かわかす

    to dry

    N3
  • 乾杯

    かんぱい

    Cheers! (a toast)

    N2
  • 乾電池

    かんでんち

    dry cell, battery

    N2

Example sentences

  • 肌はだが乾燥かんそうしています。

    I have dry skin.

  • ご健康けんこうを祝しゅくして乾杯かんぱい。

    Here's to your health!

  • 洗濯せんたく物ぶつを乾かわかす時間じかんだ。

    It's time to dry the laundry.

Look-alike kanji

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Other kanji with radical “second” 乙