燥 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「火」
道4Junior high level ／ 17 strokes ／ Radical「火」
- On
- ソウ
- Kun
- はしゃ.ぐ
- Meaning
- dry up; parch
Origin
火 "fire" with 喪: driving off moisture with fire — to dry up.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ソウ | 乾燥・焦燥・高燥 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 乾燥かんそう
dryness
- 焦燥しょうそう
impatience
Example
洗濯物が乾燥した。
The laundry has dried.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)