# 燥 — arid; parched

燥 means “arid; parched”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 17 strokes. On'yomi: ソウ (sou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: arid; parched
- On'yomi: ソウ (sou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 17
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Water & the sea 2

## How to remember 燥

Parts: 火 fire · 品 goods · 木 tree

## Don't confuse it with

[操](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/manipulate/) · [藻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/seaweed/)

## More in the “Water & the sea 2” set

[溶](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/dissolve/) · [乾](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/dry/) · [湿](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/damp/) · [蒸](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/steam/) · [濯](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rinse/) · [沸](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/boil/) · [燥](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/arid/) · [滴](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/drip/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/arid/. Last updated 2026-11-01.