# 干 — Dry

Frequency rank 1143 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

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

More common than 煮 (Boil), less common than 駄 (Burdensome).

- On’yomi: かん
- Kun’yomi: ほ、ひ
- Radical: 干 Dry (Kangxi 51)
- Frequency path: Level IX of XX

The character for dry (干) looks like a clothesline pole — a simple post where wet laundry hangs to dry in the wind.

In words:

- 干す ほす — to air,to dry,to desiccate,to drain (off),to drink up
- 干渉 かんしょう — interference;intervention
- 干し物 ほしもの — dried washing (clothes)

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