干

Meaning

干 centers on the idea of removing moisture or presence: drying, parching, or causing something to ebb and recede. The interfering sense extends this to inserting oneself into a situation, as if drying up the normal flow.

• 若干じゃっかん
  N2

  some; few; a number of; a little (bit)

• 干渉かんしょう
  N1

  interference; intervention; meddling

• 干しほし
  N1

  drying; dried

• 梅干しうめぼし
  N1

  umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum

• 干支えと

  sexagenary cycle; 60-term cycle of 12 zodiac animals combined with 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar; currently used in Japan for years, historically also for days

• 干物ひもの

  dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)

• 干すほす
  N3

  to air; to dry; to desiccate

• 煮干にぼし

  (small crunchy) dried sardines

• 干潮かんちょう

  low tide; low water; ebb

• 物干しものほし
  N2

  frame for drying clothes; clotheshorse

• 干潟ひがた

  tidal flat; tideland

• 干ばつかんばつ

  drought; long spell (period) of dry weather

• 日干しひぼし

  sun-dried

• 飲み干すのみほす

  to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)

• 潮干狩りしおひがり

  clam digging (at low tide); clamming; shellfish gathering

• 干し柿ほしがき

  dried persimmons

• 干拓かんたく

  land reclamation (from sea)

• 欄干らんかん

  railing; guard rail; handrail; banister; balustrade; parapet

• 干し草ほしくさ

  hay; dry grass

• 不干渉ふかんしょう

  abstention; nonintervention; noninterference

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