【干】(kan, hosu) Kanji Radical, Bushu

【干】kan, hosu

In this time, I will introduce the Kanji radical "干".

reading of the radical

its readings is

・kan, hosu　かん、ほす

Commentary on the radical

Next is the meaning of the radicali for 干.
This is a radical to classify by letter form.

And the origin of this character is explained in iLAB below.

kanji characters using this radical

These are kanji characters using this radical.
Here are five.

・干　kan, ho-su, hi-ru　かん、ほ-す、ひ-る
it means dry, drain (off),

・平　hei, byō, tai-ra, hira　へい、びょう、たい-ら、ひら
it means flat

・年　nen, toshi　ねん、とし
it means year

・幸　kou, saiwa-i, sachi, shiawa-se　こう、さいわ-い、さち、しあわ-せ
it means happiness

・幹　kan, miki　かん、みき
it means stem, tree trunk

kanji belong to a different radical

The following kanji belong to a different radical

・刊　kan
it means publication
Belongs to the radical 刂

・肝　kan, kimo　かん、きも
it means liver, pluck
Belongs to the radical 月

・汗　kan, ase　かん、あせ
it means sweat
Belongs to the radical 氵

・竿　kan, sao　かん、さお
it means rod, pole
Belongs to the radical 竹

・軒　ken, noki　けん、のき
it means eaves, counter for houses
Belongs to the radical 車

Thus, many characters containing 干 are pronounced "kan"

List of kanji with this radical

They are listed in stroke order.

干 平 年 幸 幹

The following kanji belong to a different radical

刊 肝 汗 竿 軒

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