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汗

sweat, perspire

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes6

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

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  • 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

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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.