Kanji1 / 11
乾 kanji
drought, dry, desiccate, drink up, heaven, emperor
- JLPT level
- N2 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N4 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- Secondary school
On readings
カンケン
Kun readings
かわくかわかすほすひるいぬい
Variant forms
乹Words with 乾
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —乾所帯poverty-stricken household
- —乾性油drying oil; linseed oil
- —乾生姜powdered ginger
- —乾燥果dry fruit (e.g. nuts, legumes, follicles); dried fruit
- —乾燥機drying machine; dryer; desiccator
- —乾燥剤drying agent; desiccant
- —乾燥材seasoned lumber
- —乾燥室drying room
- —乾燥地dry land
- —乾燥卵powdered eggs; dehydrated eggs; dried eggs
- —乾燥炉drying furnace
- —乾物屋grocery store; dealer in dried goods
- —乾酪素casein
- —乾船渠dry dock
- —乾燥季dry season; dry spell; dry period
- —速乾性quick-drying property (of clothing, etc.)
- —乾麺麭hardtack; cracker; hard biscuit
- —耐乾性xerophilous; drought-resistant
- —半乾燥semi-arid; semiarid; semidry
- —乾酪化caseation