燥
燥 — Parch
parch, dry up
On’yomiソウ (sou)
Kun’yomiはしゃぐ (hashagu)
Stroke order (17 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 燥
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乾燥 | かんそう kansou | dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes) |
| 乾燥機 | かんそうき kansouki | drying machine; dryer; desiccator |
| 焦燥 | しょうそう shousou | impatience; irritation; frustration |
Study notes
燥 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 17 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1819 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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