Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 干天(かんてん) in Japanese

干天, 旱天
Kana Reading
かんてん
Romaji
kanten
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    drought; dry weather
    Example sentence
    農夫たち干天のため冬作穀物不作だろうなげいた The farmers complained that because of the dry weather there would be a poor harvest of winter grain.

Examples of 干天, 旱天, かんてん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

3 strokes

dry, parch

On'Yomi: カン

Kun'Yomi: ほ.す, ほ.し-, -ぼ.し, ひ.る

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JLPT 5

4 strokes

heavens, sky, imperial

On'Yomi: テン

Kun'Yomi: あまつ, あめ, あま-

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7 strokes

drought, dry weather

On'Yomi: カン

Kun'Yomi: ひでり

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