Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 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
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sun rise | (Please 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.) |
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乙
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odd | (at second position) |
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person who lies | ((Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)) |
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艹
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plant, grass | (Shows two plants growing through the ground, simple variation of 艸.) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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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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