# 乾 — dry; parched

乾 means “dry; parched”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: カン (kan). Kun'yomi: かわ(く) (kawaku). You'll see it in words such as 乾く (kawaku, “to get dry”).

- Meaning: dry; parched
- On'yomi: カン (kan)
- Kun'yomi: かわ(く) (kawaku)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Water & the sea 2

## How to remember 乾

Parts: 十 ten; cross · 早 early · 乞 beg

## Words with 乾

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 乾く | かわく (kawaku) | to get dry |
| 乾かす | かわかす (kawakasu) | to dry; to desiccate |
| 乾き | かわき (kawaki) | drying; dryness |

## Don't confuse it with

[復](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/restore/) · [腹](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/belly/) · [傷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wound/)

## 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/dry/. Last updated 2026-11-01.