# 干 — hang out to dry; interfere

干 means “hang out to dry; interfere”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 3 strokes. On'yomi: カン (kan). Kun'yomi: ほ(す) (hosu), ひ(る) (hiru). You'll see it in words such as 干す (hosu, “to air; to dry”).

- Meaning: hang out to dry; interfere
- On'yomi: カン (kan)
- Kun'yomi: ほ(す) (hosu), ひ(る) (hiru)
- Strokes: 3
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Water & the sea 1

## Words with 干

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 干す | ほす (hosu) | to air; to dry |

## Don't confuse it with

[芋](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/potato/)

## More in the “Water & the sea 1” set

[河](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/large-river/) · [浮](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/float/) · [泉](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/spring-of-water/) · [浴](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bathe/) · [潟](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/lagoon/) · [液](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/liquid/) · [沈](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sink/) · [干](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/hang-out-to-dry/)

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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/hang-out-to-dry/. Last updated 2026-11-01.