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干
Dry, Interfere
ほ.す, ひ.る, ほ.し
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
Traditional Japanese foods like dried fish (干物, himono) are made by hanging them in the sun. The kanji 干 originally referred to drying things outdoors.
Memory Trick
Picture clothes hanging on a simple pole under the hot sun. The pole is used to dry everything, helping you remember 干 means 'to dry.'
Readings
Onyomi: カン (kan)
Kunyomi: ほ.す, ひ.る, ほ.し
Example Words
干す
ほす (hosu)
To dry
干物
ひもの (himono)
Dried fish
梅干し
うめぼし (umeboshi)
Pickled plum
干渉
かんしょう (kanshou)
Interference
Example Sentence
外 に 洗濯物 を 干しました。
そと に せんたくもの を ほしました。
soto ni sentakumono o hoshimashita
I hung the laundry outside to dry.