Quick answer
燥 is the kanji for "Dry". It is a JLPT N2 kanji. The main reading is はしゃ.ぐ (hashagu). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Dry
Also : Parch · Dry up
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
17 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 燥 represents 'PARCH'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of parch.
On-reading: そう — remember this sound by associating it with parch. Kun-reading: はしゃ.ぐ.
Example Sentences
乾燥した環境では静電気が発生しやすいです。
かんそうしたかんきょうではせいでんきがはっせいしやすいです。
In dry environments, static electricity tends to occur.
部屋が乾燥しすぎると、喉や肌が傷みます。
へやがかんそうしすぎると、のどやはだがいたみます。
When a room is too dry, the throat and skin suffer.
Vocabulary using 燥
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 Jun 17, 2026
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