汗
sweat, perspire
Readings
On'yomi
- カン
Kun'yomi
- あせ
Meaning
汗 centers on the body's moisture released through exertion or heat: sweat and the act of perspiring.
Most common words using 汗
20 of 71- 汗あせN3
sweat; perspiration
- 汗だくあせだく
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
- 成吉思汗ジンギスかん
jingisukan; grilled mutton and vegetable dish
- 冷や汗ひやあせN1
cold sweat
- 発汗はっかん
sweating; perspiration; sudation; hidrosis; diaphoresis
- 汗水あせみず
profuse sweat
- 寝汗ねあせ
perspiration given off during sleep; sweating while sleeping; night sweats
- 汗腺かんせん
sweat gland
- 多汗症たかんしょう
hyperhidrosis; excess sweating
- 吸汗きゅうかん
absorbing sweat
- 脂汗あぶらあせ
cold sweat; greasy sweat
- 汗ばむあせばむ
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
- 汗疹あせも
prickly heat; heat rash; miliaria
- アポクリン汗腺アポクリンかんせん
apocrine sweat gland
- 一汗ひとあせ
doing a job; riding and sweating up a horse
- 冷汗三斗れいかんさんと
breaking into cold sweat when one is very embarrassed or scared
- 制汗スプレーせいかんスプレー
antiperspirant spray; deodorant spray
- 制汗剤せいかんざい
deodorant
- 制汗性せいかんせい
antiperspirant; antisudorific
- 可汗かがん
khan
Study
Etymology
汗 combines 氵 (water) with 干, which likely contributes the sound. The character represents bodily water, i.e., sweat.
Meaning mnemonic
Water (氵) beside 干: imagine water dripping from a dry (干) body after hard work — that's sweat.
Reading mnemonic
For カン, picture a can of water pouring sweat: can -> カン, and the water (氵) represents the sweat.