乾 Kanji meaning "drought, dry, desiccate"

Jiten frequency #1014JLPT N2SecondaryKanken Level 4WaniKani Level 29RTKKLC Volume 8TMW Debut Idol11 strokes

Meanings

drought, dry, desiccate, 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

Composed of

Radical: 乙 (the latter), inside 乞

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Reading usage

乾(かん)杯(ぱい)cheers#3015 乾(かん)燥(そう)dryness#8710 乾(かん)燥(そう)機(き)drying machine#35267 無(む)味(み)乾(かん)燥(そう)dull#42238 乾(かん)物(ぶつ)dry provisions#57144 乾(かん)電(でん)池(ち)dry cell battery#59398 乾(かん)パンcracker#61426 乾(かん)物(ぶつ)屋(や)grocery store#82154 乾(かん)燥(そう)肌(はだ)dry skin#83415 乾(かん)麺(めん)dried noodles#87043

Most common words using this kanji

乾(かん)杯(ぱい)cheers#3015 乾(かわ)くto get dry#4327 乾(かわ)いたdry#5351 乾(かん)燥(そう)dryness#8710 乾(かわ)かすto dry (clothes, etc.)#9515 乾(かわ)ききるto become completely dry#28865 乾(かん)燥(そう)機(き)drying machine#35267 乾(かわ)きdrying#38626 乾(ほし)drying#39656 無(む)味(み)乾(かん)燥(そう)dull#42238 生(なま)乾(がわ)きhalf-dried#48364 喉(のど)が乾(かわ)くto be thirsty#52307 乾(けん)坤(こん)一(いっ)擲(てき)stake all (on something)#53397 乾(いぬい)Inui#56865 乾(かん)物(ぶつ)dry provisions#57144 乾(かん)電(でん)池(ち)dry cell battery#59398 乾(かん)パンcracker#61426 乾(ほ)すto air#64023 乾(かわ)き切(き)るto become completely dry#67671 乾(けん)qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)#71477