Memory phrase for the character: 乾

乾

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Meaning

dry, to dry

Pronunciation

 KAN
kawaku

Explanation

 Left: sunrise (sun 日 rises between plants 艹), right: horizontal person , odd/2nd: 乙 (two 二, written quickly, without pen's lifting)

Mnemonic
 
By the sunrise the two odd persons get dry.

Radicals

sun risePlease be aware that this very similar radical 莫 stands for the sunset. This appears strange, but seems to be fact-based due to: sunset 暮 and morning 朝.
乙 oddat second position
lying personIs understood as a flat version of: 人 - Other radicals with 'person' are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫
艹 plant, grassShows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
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 Vocabulary

乾杯 かんぱい  toast (drink)
乾かす かわかす  to dry (clothes, etc.), to desiccate
乾く かわく  to get dry
乾燥 かんそう  dry, arid, insipid, dehydrated
乾季 かんき  drying time, dry season

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