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Dry Drink Drought Mist Water 乾 カン、ケン かわ.く、かわ.かす、ほ.す、ひ.る、いぬい

Kanji
Onyomi カン、ケン
Kunyomi かわ.く、かわ.かす、ほ.す、ひ.る、いぬい
English drought, dry, dessicate, drink up, heaven, emperor
Examples 乾燥(かんそう): dryness; aridity; insipidity; dehydration; desiccation
乾電池(かんでんち): dry cell; battery
乾杯(かんぱい): (1) toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something) (2) drinking one's glass dry (3) cheers
乾かす(かわかす): to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
乾く(かわく): to get dry
JLPT Level 2
Jouyou Grade S
Frequency 1453
Components 十: ten
早: early; fast
乞: beg; invite; ask
Number of Strokes 11
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 5
Radical Strokes 1
Radical Reading おつ・おつにょう・つりばり
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword drought
Koohii Story 1 During a drought, everything begs for even a mist for relief.
Koohii Story 2 Beggar has to drink mist because there is no water in the drought. I get this one confused with thirst 451 but try to remember that there is no water element beacuse it is a drought.

Tags: jlpt.n2, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500, kanji_physical.properties_miscellaneous

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