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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N2

1819 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 17

Meaning: parch, dry up

Kunyomi: はしゃ.ぐ

Onyomi: ソウ

Composition: 火 喿

燥

Radical

Radical: 火

Reading: ひへん

Meaning: fire

Strokes: 4

Reading: ひへん

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Examples

Examples with audio

乾燥機(かんそうき)   dryer, drying machine

焦燥感(しょうそうかん)   impatience, uneasiness

無味乾燥な(むみかんそうな)   dull and uninteresting, vapid

乾燥する(かんそうする)   be dry, become dry [v.i.]

Onyomi Examples

焦燥 (ショウソウ) impatience, irritation, frustration, fretfulness

高燥 (コウソウ) high and dry

Kunyomi Examples

燥ぐ (はしゃぐ) to make merry, to frolic, to be in high spirits

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