Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 干


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Meaning

dry, drain

Pronunciation

KAN
hosu, hiru

Explanation

Mnemonic

Image of a drying rack/stand.

Radicals

dry(The 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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