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Kanji 干: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 干: dry, parch, ebb, recede, interfere, intercede

Key takeaways

Kanji 干: dry, parch, ebb, recede, interfere, intercede. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

干
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Meaning

dryparchebbrecedeinterfereintercede

On reading

カン

Kun reading

ほ.すほ.し--ぼ.しひ.る

Radical

干

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 干

dry, parch, ebb, recede, interfere, intercede

Kanji structure breakdown

干

Structure breakdown

十

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This character adds a horizontal line to the number ten (十) to represent a rack for hanging clothes to dry. It means 'to dry' and is also used to mean 'to interfere' (干涉), as in meddling in others' affairs.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

カン
  • 干渉かんしょう

    interference / intervention

  • 若干じゃっかん

    some / a few / a small amount

Kun reading

ほ.す
  • 梅干うめぼし

    dried plum

  • 干し物ほしもの

    dried laundry / dried washing

  • 干すほす

    to dry / to air out

Commonly used words

  • 干渉
    かんしょう

    interference / intervention

  • 若干
    じゃっかん

    some / a few / a small amount

  • 梅干
    うめぼし

    dried plum

  • 干し物
    ほしもの

    dried laundry / dried washing

  • 干す
    ほす

    to dry / to air out

Example sentences

Example 1

ごはんに梅干をのせて食べる。

Translation

I eat rice topped with pickled plum.

Example 2

夏は梅干がよく合います。

Translation

Umeboshi goes well in summer.

Example 3

親の干渉を嫌がる子供。

Translation

Children dislike their parents' interference.

Example 4

国の干渉は許されない。

Translation

Intervention by the country is not allowed.

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