干
dry
ほす
Stroke Count3
Kangxi Number#51
About this radical
A pole or shield — to dry. 平 (flat/peace). 刊 (publish) = dry + knife.
Example kanji
Common kanji that use the radical 干.
干
Dry, Parch, Ebb, Recede, Interfere, Intercede かん ほす ほし- -ぼし ひる
干ばつ(かんばつ)— drought
すぐにでもエチオピアに雨が降らなければ、深刻な干ばつの問題が起こるだろう。
Unless it rains in Ethiopia soon, there could be severe drought problems.
平
even, flat, peace ヒョウ ビョウ ヘイ たい.ら たい.らげる ひら
太平洋銀行(たいへいようぎんこう)— (former) Pacific Bank (failed in 1996)
この太平洋銀行はとても重要です。
This "(former) Pacific Bank (failed in 1996)" is very important.
刊
Publish, Carve, Engrave かん
刊(かん)— publication