乾 ほし drying N1 #22,037 Also a form of 乾る ひる stem to dry (up) Meanings also 干し · 乾し · 干 noun, prefix drying; dried けん noun qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest) いぬい also 戌亥 noun, archaic northwest Its kanji 乾 カン、ケン · かわ.く、かわ.かす、ほ.す、ひ.る、いぬい drought, dry, desiccate, drink up, heaven, emperor In sentences Furigana 髪かみ乾ほしかしなよ。風邪かぜひくよ。 Dry your hair! You will catch a cold. #12286967