# 乾 — Dry

Frequency rank 1096 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 慮 (Consider), less common than 幅 (Width).

- On’yomi: かん
- Kun’yomi: かわ
- Radical: 乙 Second (Kangxi 5)
- Frequency path: Level IX of XX

The sun on top beats down on an early-morning towel below -- a towel hung in the early sun gets completely dry.

In words:

- 乾く かわく — to get dry
- 乾 かん — heaven;emperor
- 乾かす かわかす — to dry (clothes, etc.),to desiccate

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