Moto 乾: Drought; Dry; DessicateKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- カン、ケン
- Kun'yomi
- かわ(く)、かわ(かす)、ほ(す)、ひ(る)、いぬい
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 194 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (カン・ケン)
- 乾燥かんそうdryness; aridity
- 乾電池かんでんちdry cell; battery
- 乾パンかんパンcracker; hard biscuit
- 乾季かんきdry season
- 乾期かんきdry season
- 乾燥機かんそうきdrying machine; dryer
- 乾物かんぶつdry provisions; dried food
- アルカリ乾電池アルカリかんでんちalkaline battery
- マンガン乾電池マンガンかんでんちmanganese dry cell
- 不乾性油ふかんせいゆnon-drying oil
- 乾せんかんせんpsoriasis
- 乾ドックかんドックdry dock
- 乾位けんいnorthwest
- 乾元けんげんKengen era (1302.11.21-1303.8.5)
- 乾固かんこdrying and hardening
- 乾地農法かんちのうほうdry farming
- 乾坤けんこんheaven and earth; universe
- 乾坤一擲けんこんいってきstake all (on something); play for all or nothing
- 乾屎橛かんしけつsomething worthless; something impure
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 乾かすかわかすto dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
- 乾きかわきdrying; dryness
- 乾くかわくto get dry
- のどが乾くのどがかわくto be thirsty
- 乾あがるひあがるto dry up; to parch
- 乾いたかわいたdry; parched
- 乾ききるかわききるto drain dry; to dry out
- 乾きの早いかわきのはやいfast drying (clothes)
- 乾き切るかわききるto drain dry; to dry out
- 乾き物かわきものdry snacks (e.g. crackers, nuts, dried squid, esp. to go with drinks)
- 乾しほしdrying; dried
- 乾しぶどうほしぶどうraisin; raisins
- 乾し場ほしばdrying place; drying ground
- 乾し柿ほしがきdried persimmons
- 乾し殺すほしころすto starve (someone) to death
- 乾し物ほしものthings dried in the sun (esp. clothes, dyed cloth, etc.)
- 乾し肉ほしにくdried meat; jerky
- 乾し芋ほしいもdried sweet potato; satsuma sweet potato steamed, sliced and dried
- 乾し菜ほしなdried leaves (esp. of daikon and turnip)
- 乾し葡萄ほしぶどうraisin; raisins
- 乾し薯ほしいもdried sweet potato; satsuma sweet potato steamed, sliced and dried
- 乾し藷ほしいもdried sweet potato; satsuma sweet potato steamed, sliced and dried
- 乾し魚ほしうおdried fish; stockfish
- 乾し鱈ほしだらdried cod
- 乾すほすto air; to dry
- 乾上がるひあがるto dry up; to parch
- 乾固まるひかたまるto dry and harden
Other readings
- 乾杯かんぱいcheers; bottoms-up
- 乾ほしdrying; dried
- 乾しブドウほしぶどうraisin; raisins
- 乾し飯ほしいdried boiled rice used mainly as provisions of samurai troops and travelers (travellers)
- 乾っ風からっかぜcold, strong, dry wind
- 乾びるからびるto dry up; to shrivel
- 乾ぶどうほしぶどうraisin; raisins
- 乾ブドウほしぶどうraisin; raisins
- 乾児こぶんhenchman; follower
- 乾分こぶんhenchman; follower
- 乾咳からせきdry cough; hacking cough
- 乾場ほしばdrying place; drying ground
- 乾布かんぷdry towel
- 乾布摩擦かんぷまさつrubdown with a dry towel
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