3 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N2
dry, parch, ebb, recede, interfere, intercede
Kun'yomi
ほ す to air ②to drain (off) ③to drink up ④to deprive of a role, job, etc. ほ し- -ぼ し ひ る to dry (up) ②to ebb
On'yomi
カン
Nanori
ほし drying
Character Breakdown
References
| Unicode hex code | 5E72 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-20-19 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 1492 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1589 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 3379 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 4187 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 2116 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 2863 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1648 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1777 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 1179 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 26 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 1542 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 9165 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 825 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 584 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 593 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 502 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 840 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 826 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 506 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 572 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1663 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 2k1.1 |
| Four corner code | 1040.0 |
| De Roo Code | 3155 |