Japanese Hiragana Katakana Kanji

Japanese language learning information including:

Hiragana - pronunciation and writing
Katakana - pronunciation and writing
Kanji - grades 1-6 (教育漢字 Kyōiku kanji)
Vocabulary - nouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives
 
Kanji Grade 6 - 干

Kanji character Grade 6 干. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 6 - 干
About
dry, parch, ebb, recede, interfere, intercede
Kun: ほ.す、 ほ.し-、 -ぼ.し、 ひ.る
On: カン
3 strokes
Radical: pestle 干
Parts: 一 十 干
 
Onyomi
干渉 【カンショウ】 interference, intervention, meddling
水干 【スイカン】 everyday garment worn by nobles in ancient Japan, silk dried after having been washed in plain water and stretched out
十干 【ジッカン】 the 10 calendar signs
 
Kunyomi
干す 【ほす】 to air, to dry, to desiccate, to drain (off), to drink up, to deprive of a role, job, etc.
干る 【ひる】 to dry