Word Meaning 干し

ほし hoshi

干し is read as ほし (hoshi) and means drying.

Meaning

English

  1. drying
  2. dried

Reading

Kana

ほし

Romaji

hoshi

Writing Variants

  • ほし hoshi
  • 乾し ほし hoshi
  • ほし hoshi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 4 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Antonyms , Rank 145929 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

干す

ほす

to deprive of a role, job, etc.

干支

えと

12-year Chinese zodiac

干満

かんまん

ebb and flow

干る

ひる

to dry (up)

干上がる

ひあがる

to dry up

干物女

ひものおんな

young woman who has given up on love

干し場

ほしば

drying place

干し首

ほしくび

shrunken head

干物

ひもの

dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)

干し物

ほしもの

things dried in the sun (esp. clothes, dyed cloth, etc.)

干死ぬ

ひしぬ

to starve to death

物干し

ものほし

frame for drying clothes

Example Sentences

10

おべんとうにはいつもうめぼしをいれる。

I always put a pickled plum in my lunch box.

かれはいっきにぐらすをほした。

He drained his glass in one gulp.

We hung up the laundry.

Air the futon.

Now drink up.

I drank it at a draft.

Hang out the laundry!

Could you hang up the laundry?

Hay is for horses.

Air the futon.