干
dried; dry; parch; ebb; recede; interfere; intercede
3 strokes. Taught in grade 6. Newspaper frequency rank 1349.
Readings
- カン (on reading): 若干 (じゃっかん) some; 干渉 (かんしょう) interference
- ほす (kun reading): 干す (ほす) to air; 飲み干す (のみほす) to drink up
- ほし (kun reading): 干し芋 (ほしいも) dried slices of steamed sweet potato; 梅干し (うめぼし) umeboshi
- ひる (kun reading): 干潟 (ひがた) tidal flat; 干物 (ひもの) dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
- ぼし (kun reading)
- Read as a whole word: 干支 (えと) sexagenary cycle; 射干玉鳥 (ぬばたまどり) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus); 若干 (そこばく) some
Components
Kanji containing 干
- 年 year
- 平 even
- 午 noon
- 南 south
- 幹 tree trunk
- 岸 beach
- 刊 publish
- 肝 liver
- 軒 flats
- 汗 sweat
- 竿 pole
- 奸 wickedness
- 幵 put together
- 并 put together
- 扞 restrain
- 旱 drought
- 杆 shield
- 罕 bird-catching net
- 訐 divulge
- 骭 leg
- 鼾 snoring
Words using 干
- 若干 (じゃっかん) some
- 干渉 (かんしょう) interference
- 干拓 (かんたく) land reclamation (from sea)
- 欄干 (らんかん) railing
- 干拓地 (かんたくち) reclaimed land
- 干す (ほす) to air
- 飲み干す (のみほす) to drink up
- 干鰯 (ほしか) fertilizer made from dried sardines
- 煮干 (にぼし) (small crunchy) dried sardines
- 刈り干す (かりほす) to cut and dry (in the sun)
- 干し芋 (ほしいも) dried slices of steamed sweet potato
- 梅干し (うめぼし) umeboshi
- 干し草 (ほしくさ) hay
- 部屋干し (へやぼし) indoor drying
- 外干し (そとぼし) drying (clothes, etc.) outside
- 干潟 (ひがた) tidal flat
- 干物 (ひもの) dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
- 干上がる (ひあがる) to dry up
- 干からびる (ひからびる) to dry up
- 満ち干 (みちひ) ebb and flow
- 干支 (えと) sexagenary cycle
- 射干玉鳥 (ぬばたまどり) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
- 若干 (そこばく) some
140 words in all.