Japanese Dictionary

Words

110 words found
  • 干す, 乾す
    JLPT 2
    Kana Reading
    ほす
    Word Senses
    • Parts of speech
      Godan verb with `su' ending, transitive verb
      Meaning
      to air; to dry; to desiccate
      Example sentence
      梅雨の晴れ間に洗濯物を干すと気分はもう夏でした。 Drying the washing on a fine day in the rainy season; I felt like it was already summer.
    • Parts of speech
      Meaning
      to drain (off)
      Example sentence
      なんで途中から突然干されるようになってしまったんだろうか。 I wonder why he was suddenly dropped from the team half way through?
    • Parts of speech
      Meaning
      to drink up
      Example sentence
      日の照るうちに草を干せ。 Make hay while the sun shines.
    • Parts of speech
      Meaning
      to deprive of a role, job, etc. (usu. in the passive)
      Example sentence
      天気がよいときには寝具を干しなさい。 Air the bedclothes when the weather is good.
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  • 干渉
    JLPT 1
    Kana Reading
    かんしょう
    Word Senses
    • Parts of speech
      noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
      Meaning
      interference; intervention
      Example sentence
      僕のことに干渉しないでくれ。 Don't interfere in my affairs.
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  • 干し, 乾し, 干, 乾
    JLPT 1
    Kana Reading
    ほし
    Word Senses
    • Parts of speech
      noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a prefix
      Meaning
      drying; dried
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Kanji

123 kanji found
  • 干 JLPT 2

    3 strokes

    dry, parch

    On'Yomi: カン

    Kun'Yomi: ほ.す, ほ.し-, -ぼ.し, ひ.る

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  • 汗 JLPT 2

    6 strokes

    sweat, perspire

    On'Yomi: カン

    Kun'Yomi: あせ

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  • 竿

    9 strokes

    pole, rod, scale beam, violin neck

    On'Yomi: カン

    Kun'Yomi: さお

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