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燥 kanji: meaning “parch”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N217 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
parch
On'yomi
ソウ
Kun'yomi
はしゃ・ぐ

Picture story to remember 燥

Three chicks' mouths (口) in a tree (木) breathe fire (火) until everything is parched.

Parts in this story:口, 木, 火

How to write 燥: stroke order

燥 is written with 17 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 燥

Practice this kanji in the app

Review 燥 with the picture story and come back to it as you forget.

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Kanji that share parts with 燥.