干 — dry, shield, oppose

ほ干 dry

U+5E72 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 2 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 2 level. Grade 6 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 3 strokes Freq #1349 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1714 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories. Radical #51

Meanings

dry
shield
oppose

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ほ ho Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

干(ほ) す hosu to dry

かん kan On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

若(じゃく) 干(かん) jakkan some 干(かん) 渉(しょう) kanshou interference

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Meanings

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ほ ho Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

かん kan On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

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