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乾 = 乞 + 𠦝
乾 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “drought”. It is built from 乞 (beg) and 𠦝 (mist). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 502.
- Keyword
- drought
- RTK frame
- 502
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- カン, ケン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- かわ.く, かわ.かす, ほ.す, ひ.る, いぬい
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- засуха
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 乾 dry
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 乾 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “beg” + “mist”. 乾 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 乾 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.