Quick answer
干 is the kanji for "Dry". Its reading is ほ.す (hosu). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Dry
Also : Parch · Ebb
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
3 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 干 represents 'DRY'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of dry.
On-reading: かん — remember this sound by associating it with dry. Kun-reading: ほ.す.
Example Sentences
洗濯物を干すのを忘れて、雨で濡らしてしまいました。
せんたくものをほすのをわすれて、あめでぬらしてしまいました。
I forgot to hang out the laundry and it got wet in the rain.
干ばつが続いているため、農作物の生産が減少しています。
かんばつがつづいているため、のうさくもつのせいさんがげんしょうしています。
Due to continued drought, agricultural production is decreasing.
Vocabulary using 干
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 25, 2026
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