The Japanese Radical: 干


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Meaning
dry    干

Explanation The radical hoshi stands for dry and looks like a drying rail/stand.

Used in these characters:
岸
JLPT 3Joyo 3
coast, shore
kishi, GAN
山 厂 干
From top: mountain 山, a cliff 厂 and dry 干 (Image of drying stand)
Mountains and cliffs define the dry coast.  
平
JLPT 3Joyo 3
flat, plain, common
hiratai, taira, HEI, BYŌ
平 干
Image of a balance
A scale is commonly placed on a flat level (so that both sides are on the same height).  
刊
JLPT 2Joyo 5
publish, issue, engrave
KAN
干 刂
Left: dry 干 (drying rack/stand), right: knife刂. (Here: understand the knife as two printing plates)
Dry printing plates are used for publishing.  
幹
JLPT 1Joyo 5
tree trunk, main (part)
miki, KAN
干 旦
Left: sunrise (The sun 日 rises between plants 艹.), right: person 人 and: dry 干 (image of drying stand/rack)
At rising sun a person is drying the trunk of a tree.  
宇
JLPT 2Joyo 6
eaves, projection at end of roof, universe
noki, U
宀 干
Top: roof 宀, below: dry 干 (image of a drying rack)
The "roof" that is keeping dry, are the eaves.  
干
JLPT 2Joyo 6
dry, drain
hosu, hiru, KAN
干

Image of a drying rack/stand.  
拝
JLPT 2Joyo 6
worship, pray, respectful
ogamu, HAI
扌 干
Left: hand 扌, right: plants 干 with many leaves 丰 (i.e. palm leaf)
(at Palm Sunday:) In their hands they bring palm leaves to the worship.  
芋
JLPT 1Joyo 7
potato
imo,
艹 干
Top: plant 艹, bottom: dry 干 (image of a drying rack)
A plant that grows (in contrast to rice) on the dry is the potato.  
汗
JLPT 2Joyo 7
sweat
ase, asebamu, KAN
氵 干
Left: water 氵, right: dry 干
Water dries like sweat.  
肝
JLPT 1Joyo 7
liver, courage
kimo, KAN
肉 干
Left: body part 月/肉, right: dry 干 (laundry rack)
(no fluid flows out) A body part that is relatively dry, is the liver.  
軒
JLPT 2Joyo 7
eaves, counter for houses
noki, KEN
車 干
Left: vehicle 車 (A hand-cart seen from above with axle 丨, loading area 日 and two wheels 二), right: dry 干 (image of a drying rack)
The vehicle stays dry under the eaves.  

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