Japanese > Kanji > 干

This is the kanji meaning dry, get dry, or drink up.

on readings:
  • kan
kun readings:
  • hi
  • ho
examples:
hiru get dry, ebb
hosu dry, drink up
jakkan some, a number of
kanchō ebb/low tide
kanman tide, ebb and flow
kanshō interfere, meddle
monohoshi frame for drying clothes
shio no kanman tide, ebb and flow

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Last ∆ on 25 February 2026 by Bradley James Wogsland.