| Kanji | 乾 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 乙 |
| 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. |
| RTK Index (new) | 502 |
Tags: jlpt.n2, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500, kanji_physical.properties_miscellaneous
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