干 — dry, shield, oppose
ほす
干
dry
ほす
U+5E72
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #1349
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1714
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #51
Remember 干
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Meanings
- dry
- shield
- oppose
Readings
- On'yomi
- かん kan
- Kun'yomi
- ほ ho ひ hi
word
ほ ・ぼ ho Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
かん kan On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
ひ hi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
ぼし boshi
Words by frequency and grade
7 wordsEach dot is a word containing 干: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 4 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.