Word Meaning 干乾し

ひぼし hiboshi

干乾し is read as ひぼし (hiboshi) and means starvation.

Meaning

English

  1. starvation

Reading

Kana

ひぼし

Romaji

hiboshi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 148621 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

乾干し

からぼし

sun-dried fish or vegetables

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