Word Meaning 干し柿

ほしがき hoshigaki

干し柿 is read as ほしがき (hoshigaki) and means dried persimmons.

Meaning

English

dried persimmons

Reading

Kana

ほしがき

Romaji

hoshigaki

Writing Variants

乾し柿 ほしがき hoshigaki
乾柿ほしがき hoshigaki
干柿ほしがき hoshigaki

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 147000 Priority X

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

干渉

かんしょう

interference

Example Sentences

新竹で手作りの干し柿を買ったが、味は甘くてしつこくなかった。

I bought a handmade dried persimmon in Hsinchu. It tastes sweet but not greasy.