汗
汗 — Sweat
sweat, perspire
On’yomiカン (kan)
Kun’yomiあせ (ase)
Stroke order (6 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 汗
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 汗 | あせ ase | sweat; perspiration; moisture |
| 発汗 | はっかん hakkan | sweating; perspiration; sudation |
| 冷や汗 | ひやあせ hiyaase | cold sweat |
| 汗だく | あせだく asedaku | dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration |
| 汗ばむ | あせばむ asebamu | to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat |
| 汗水 | あせみず asemizu | profuse sweat |
Study notes
汗 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1502 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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