干
Dry
Meanings
Dry, Parch, Ebb, Recede, Interfere, Intercede
On'yomi
かん
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
ほ.す、 ほ.し-、 -ぼ.し、 ひ.る
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
干 is written in 3 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
干 (Dry) is taught on WaniKani at level 17 and appears in the JLPT N2 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 6 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1349 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 3 strokes.
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