11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N2
drought, dry, dessicate, drink up, heaven, emperor
Kun'yomi
か わ く to get dry か わ か す to dry (clothes, etc.) ほ す to air ②to drain (off) ③to drink up ④to deprive of a role, job, etc. ひ る to dry (up) ②to ebb い ぬ い northwest
On'yomi
カン ケ ン qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
Character Breakdown
References
| Unicode hex code | 4E7E |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-20-5 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 784 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 63 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1679 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 2113 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1101 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 1500 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 463 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 502 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 1355 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 1411 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 1195 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 204 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 1099 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 1190 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1249 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 292 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 1407 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 904 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 27 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 473 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 4c7.14 |
| Four corner code | 4841.7 |
| De Roo Code | 1556 |