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The Radical: 干
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Kanji-Trainer
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dry 干
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The radical hoshi stands for dry and lookls like a drying rail/stand. |
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岸
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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coast, shore
kishi, GAN From top: mountain 山, a cliff 厂 and dry 干 (Image of drying stand)
Mountains and cliffs define the dry coast.
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山
厂
干
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平
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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flat, plain, common
hiratai, taira, HEI, BYŌ
Image of a balance
A scale is commonly placed on a flat level (so that both sides are on the same height).
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平
干
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刊
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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publish, issue, engrave
KAN Left: dry 干 (drying rack/stand), right: knife刂. (Here: understand the knife as two printing plates)
Dry printing plates are used for publishing.
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干
刂
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幹
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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tree trunk, main (part)
miki, KAN 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.
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干
旦
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宇
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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eaves, projection at end of roof, universe
noki, U Top: roof 宀, below: dry 干 (image of a drying rack)
The "roof" that is keeping dry, are the eaves.
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干
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干
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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dry, drain
hosu, hiru, KAN
Image of a drying rack/stand.
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干
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拝
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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worship, pray, respectful
ogamu, HAI Left: hand 扌, right: plants 干 with many leaves (i.e. palm leaf)
(at Palm Sunday:) In their hands they bring palm leaves to the worship.
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扌
干
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芋
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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potato
imo, 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.
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艹
干
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汗
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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sweat
ase, asebamu, KAN Left: water 氵, right: dry 干
Water dries like sweat.
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氵
干
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肝
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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liver, courage
kimo, KAN Left: body part 月/肉, right: dry 干 (laundry rack)
(no fluid flows out) A body part that is relatively dry, is the liver.
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肉
干
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軒
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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eaves, counter for houses
noki, KEN 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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車
干
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