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燥 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「火」

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4Junior high level ／ 17 strokes ／ Radical「火」
On
ソウそう · sō
Kun
はしゃ.ぐhasha.gu
Meaning
dry up; parch

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

火 "fire" with 喪: driving off moisture with fire — to dry up.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onソウそうsō乾燥かんそう焦燥しょうそう高燥こうそう

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 乾燥かんそう

    dryness

  • 焦燥しょうそう

    impatience

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

洗濯(せんたく)物(ぶつ)が乾燥(かんそう)した。

The laundry has dried.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 火Map of reading ソウAll maps

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