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汗

汗 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

形声。「水」+音符「干」。「あせ」を意味する漢語｛汗｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

sweat, perspire

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • カンJHS
Kun (native)
  • あせJHS
Other languages
  • 拼音han4
  • 拼音han2
  • 한글han
  • Hán-ViệtHãn
  • Hán-ViệtHàn

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
6 strokes
Radical
水(みず)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+6C57

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰氵干

Words using this kanji

  • 汗あせ（あせ）哺乳類が汗腺から分泌する液体で、体温調節の役割を果たすもの。sweat, perspiration, moisture, condensation
  • 汗だくあせだくdripping with sweat, bathed in perspiration
  • 汗ばむあせばむあせばむ 参照to become slightly sweaty, to sweat a little, to become moist with sweat
  • 汗水あせみずprofuse sweat
  • 汗かん（あせ）哺乳類が汗腺から分泌する液体で、体温調節の役割を果たすもの。khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)
  • 汗顔かんがん顔に汗をかくほど、とても恥ずかしく感じること。ashamed
  • 汗腺かんせん皮膚にある汗を分泌する腺。sweat gland
  • 汗疹あせも皮膚疾患の一つ。あせも。prickly heat, heat rash, miliaria
  • 汗馬かんば馬を走らせ発汗させること。a sweating horse
  • 汗血かんけつ血のような汗。sweat and blood
  • 汗衫かざみ汗取りの下着。主に麻製で、奈良時代ごろ、男女が共に用いた。 平安時代中期以降において、童女の正装。両脇が空き、裾が長い。ancient Japanese sweat-absorbent summer garment
  • 汗疱かんぽうdyshidrosis, pompholyx, athlete's foot
  • 汗国かんこく《世界史》 テュルク・モンゴル系民族の国家における君主国。帝国の場合は大汗国という。khanate
  • 汗青かんせい記録。史書。汗簡。(written) history
  • 汗かきあせかきsweating easily, profuse sweater
  • 汗臭いあせくさいsmell(ing) of sweat
  • 汗止めあせどめsweat absorption, sweat gear, sweat prevention, antiperspirant
  • 汗取りあせとりundergarment designed to soak up sweat
  • 汗拭きあせふきcloth to wipe the sweat off
  • 汗するあせするto perspire, to sweat

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-3
Four Corner
3114.0
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3a3.6
Heisig
1780
Nelson
2493