Memory phrase for the Kanji: 干


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Meaning

dry, drain

Pronunciation

KAN
hosu, hiru

Explanation

Mnemonic

Image of a drying rack/stand.

Radicals

dryThe radical hoshi stands for dry and lookls like a drying rail/stand.
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Vocabulary

 干す  ほす  to dry, to air, to desiccate, to drain (off)
 梅干し  うめぼし  dried plum
 若干  じゃっかん  some/few/number of
 干し物  ほしもの  dried washing (clothes)
 干渉  かんしょう  interference, intervention

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