“Dry” or “Dried” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “乾”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “乾” means “Emperor” or “Northwest” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “乾”
Jouyou Kanji “乾” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 11 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | かん(kan) |
| けん(ken) | |
| げん(gen) | |
| Kun-Yomi | かわ(く)(kawa(Ku)) |
| いぬい(inui) | |
| ひ(hi) | |
| ほ(す)(ho(su)) | |
| Meanings | Dry |
| Direction of northwest |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “乾”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 乾飯(かれいい-ka re i i) | Dried boiled rice |
| 乾季 or 乾期(かんき-ka n ki) | Dry Season |
| 乾魚 or 干魚(かんぎょ-ka n gyo) | Dried fish, Stockfish |
| 乾枯(かんこ-ka n ko) | Completely drying up, No interesting or attractive |
| 乾湿(かんしつ-ka n shi tsu) | Dry and wet, Degree of humidity |
| 乾湿計(かんしつけい-ka n shi tsu ke i) | Psychrometer, Humidity meter |
| 乾漆(かんしつ-ka n shi tsu) | Dried lacquer |
| 乾草(かんそう-ka n so u) | Hay, Dry grass |
| 乾燥(かんそう-ka n so u) | Dryness, Dehydration, Desiccation, Aridity |
| 乾田(かんでん-ka n de n) | Dry paddy field, Well-drained paddy field |
| 乾電池(かんでんち-ka n de n chi) | Dry cell battery, Dry element battery |
| 乾杯(かんぱい-ka n pa i) | Cheers, Toast, Drinking one’s glass dry |
| 乾板(かんぱん-ka n pa n) | Photographic dry plate |
| 乾物 or 干物 (かんぶつ-ka n bu tsu) | Dry food, Dry provisions, Dried food, Dried goods |
| 乾酪(かんらく-ka n ra ku) | Cheese |
| 乾留 or 乾溜(かんりゅう-ka n ryu u) | Dry distillation, Carbonization |
| 乾元(けんげん-ka n ge n) | ① Ability of create things, ② Kengen era (of Japan) |
| 乾坤(けんこん-ke n ko n) | Positive and negative, Heaven and earth, The universe |
| 乾坤一擲(けんこんいってき-ke n ko n i tte ki) | Stake all (on something), Play for all or nothing, Throwing all into a task |
| 乾徳(けんとく-ke n to ku) | Emperor’s virtue |
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