漢字道KANJIDO

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On
カン
Kun
ひでり
Meaning
drought

Origin

ORIGIN

Sun 日 with 干 "dry" as phonetic: a long spell of sun and no water.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 旱魃かんばつ

    drought

  • 干天かんてん

    drought weather

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

旱魃で田が干上がってしまった。

The drought dried the paddies up.

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